Brad Clark
Brad Clark (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 5 of the Tarrant County Criminal Court Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Clark (Republican Party) ran for election for the Number 5 judge of the Tarrant County Criminal Court Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Clark was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1988. He earned a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1991. Clark's career experience includes working as an attorney at law.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5
Brad Clark defeated Lesa Pamplin in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Clark (R)  | 54.1 | 313,241 |
| Lesa Pamplin (D) | 45.9 | 265,560 | ||
| Total votes: 578,801 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5
Brad Clark defeated Mamie Johnson in the Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Clark | 58.3 | 37,939 |
| Mamie Johnson | 41.7 | 27,148 | ||
| Total votes: 65,087 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5
Lesa Pamplin advanced from the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lesa Pamplin | 100.0 | 64,987 | |
| Total votes: 64,987 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5
Brad Clark and Mamie Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chris McGregor in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Clark | 39.0 | 42,468 |
| ✔ | Mamie Johnson | 33.4 | 36,419 | |
| Chris McGregor | 27.6 | 30,115 | ||
| Total votes: 109,002 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Brad Clark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clark's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Clark has served as Chair of the Tarrant County Bar Association Criminal Bar Section since 2013. He has been elected to both the Texas and Tarrant County Bar Foundations. Both organizations are committed to promoting professional integrity and the cause of justice in Texas.
Clark is a founding member of the Tarrant County Mental Health Court. For nearly two decades, Brad has worked alongside current judges, prosecutors, and mental health experts to help create and refine a program that gives offenders who suffer from mental health challenges options for rehabilitation. He serves as a Master in the Eldon Mahon Inn of Court, a mentoring organization for young attorneys that focuses on improving the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar.
- This is a dedicated domestic violence court. Domestic violence is the third most often charged offense in Tarrant County. These crimes present unique issues. Often, defendants, victims, and their children continue to reside in the same house for various reasons. However, the risk factors that led to an offense are still present. Prominent risk factors in domestic violence cases are substance abuse, mental health issues, and learned behavior of dealing with conflict through physical violence. Left unaddressed, these and other risk factors can lead to continued violence in the home, whether reported or not. These risk factors must be addressed to effectively break the cycle of violence.
- Brad Clark will provide unbiased, strong leadership in the courtroom and in the community focused on justice, the safety of our citizens and the rule of law.
- As an attorney who has been on both sides of the courtroom and a successful business leader, Brad understands the importance of running an efficient and productive courtroom. He is committed to providing all litigants a fair and impartial forum in which domestic violence will not be tolerated. Because of his experience and commitment to justice, Brad Clark is uniquely qualified to be the next judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 5.
Citizens understanding the work that is done in our criminal courts and making an informed decision when selecting judicial candidates.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 14, 2022
