Chris Ponder

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Chris Ponder

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1

Successor: Patricia Burns

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Arlington

Law

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

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Profession

Attorney

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Chris Ponder (Republican Party) was a judge of the Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on March 21, 2025.

Ponder (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Biography

Chris Ponder was born in Arlington, Texas, and lives in Colleyville, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Texas at Arlington and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in 2003. Ponder’s career experience includes working as an attorney at the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Chris Ponder won election in the general election for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1

Incumbent Chris Ponder advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Ponder	100.0	98,195

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,195
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2018

General election

General election for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1

Chris Ponder won election in the general election for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Ponder (R)	100.0	354,141

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,141
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1

Chris Ponder defeated Patricia Burns in the Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Ponder	51.1	16,214
		Patricia Burns	48.9	15,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 31,724
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1

Patricia Burns and Chris Ponder advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mark Sullivan, Catherine Goodman, and Louis Stefanos in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Probate Court No. 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Burns	34.8	31,242
✔	Submit photo	Chris Ponder	25.3	22,647
	Submit photo	Mark Sullivan	17.6	15,826
	Submit photo	Catherine Goodman	15.1	13,542
	Submit photo	Louis Stefanos	7.2	6,418

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 89,675
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the probate courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

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2022

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