Cheryl Lee Shannon
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2014 - Present
2026
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Cheryl Lee Shannon (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 305th District Court. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Shannon (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 305th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Cheryl Lee Shannon won election in the general election for Texas 305th District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 305th District Court
Incumbent Cheryl Lee Shannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 305th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Lee Shannon | 100.0 | 113,454 | |
| Total votes: 113,454 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 305th District Court
Incumbent Cheryl Lee Shannon won election in the general election for Texas 305th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Lee Shannon (D) | 100.0 | 470,725 | |
| Total votes: 470,725 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 305th District Court
Incumbent Cheryl Lee Shannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 305th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Lee Shannon | 100.0 | 91,802 | |
| Total votes: 91,802 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Shannon ran for re-election to the 305th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[1][2][3]
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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
2010
Shannon was re-elected after running unopposed.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheryl Lee Shannon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Shannon graduated with a political science degree from the University of Houston in 1979 and earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1982.[7]
Career
After earning her law degree, Shannon worked in a variety of legal arenas including real estate, corporate and family law. Then from 1991 to 1995, Judge Shannon served as an associate judge in Dallas County for the 304th and 305th District Courts.
Shannon has become well known for her work with Texas youth, presiding over cases involving juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect.[7]
Approach to the law
Shannon was quoted in an interview with the Dallas Bar Association:
| “ | I am very direct. People want you to dance around and make the truth softer, but that is not what gets the job done. I may come off short, or abrupt, but I am taking care of business and doing what I think is right.[8][9] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas 305th District Court |
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")
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election March 4, 2014," March 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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