Carl Ginsberg
Carl Ginsberg (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 193rd District Court. He left office in 2018.
Ginsberg (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 193rd District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 193rd District Court
Bridgett Whitmore won election in the general election for Texas 193rd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bridgett Whitmore (D) | 100.0 | 478,681 | |
| Total votes: 478,681 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 193rd District Court
Bridgett Whitmore defeated incumbent Carl Ginsberg in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 193rd District Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bridgett Whitmore | 50.8 | 27,448 | |
| Carl Ginsberg | 49.2 | 26,607 | ||
| Total votes: 54,055 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 193rd District Court
Bridgett Whitmore and incumbent Carl Ginsberg advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lindsay Harrison and Joan Ballard in the Democratic primary for Texas 193rd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bridgett Whitmore | 38.0 | 42,963 | |
| ✔ | Carl Ginsberg | 28.9 | 32,635 | |
| Lindsay Harrison | 21.3 | 24,132 | ||
| Joan Ballard | 11.8 | 13,344 | ||
| Total votes: 113,074 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Ginsberg ran for re-election to the 193rd District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[3]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[5]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2010
Ginsberg defeated Republican Wes Johnson in the general election, winning 52.48 percent of the vote.[6]
Noteworthy cases
Dallas Independent School District (2015)
Mike Miles' tenure as Dallas ISD's superintendent came to close when he announced his resignation on July 23, 2015. The move came after ongoing battles between Miles and the school board came to a head in May 2015, when three board members filed a suit to require a performance review of his work. Board members Joyce Foreman, Elizabeth Jones and Bernadette Nutall sued the district when a performance review was not scheduled for Miles in a timely manner after they requested one. Dallas County District Judge Carl Ginsberg ruled in favor of the trustees, mandating a special meeting to review the superintendent on May 1, 2015.[7]
Education
Ginsberg received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[8]
Career
Ginsberg was an attorney in private practice when he was elected to the bench. He began his legal career as a briefing attorney for the Texas Court of Appeals.[9]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Dallas Observer, "Mike Miles Doesn't Get Fired at Special Dallas ISD Board Review," May 1, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Carl Haralson Ginsberg," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Carl Ginsberg campaign website, "About Judge Ginsberg," accessed August 20, 2014
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Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
