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Christine Weems
Christine Weems (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 281st District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Weems (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Christine Weems was born in Miami, Florida, and lives in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Klein High School. Weems earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney. In 2018, Weems was elected to be a judge of the 281st Civil Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated Christine Weems in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Devine (R) | 57.3 | 6,256,496 |
 | Christine Weems (D) | 42.7 | 4,656,560 | |
| Total votes: 10,913,056 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Sercely (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Christine Weems advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems | 100.0 | 825,485 |
| Total votes: 825,485 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated Brian Walker in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Devine | 50.4 | 921,556 |
 | Brian Walker | 49.6 | 905,418 | |
| Total votes: 1,826,974 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Matthew Sercely advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Sercely (L) | |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Weems received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 281st District Court
Incumbent Christine Weems defeated Michelle Fraga in the general election for Texas 281st District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems (D) | 51.3 | 542,820 |
| Michelle Fraga (R) | 48.7 | 514,774 | ||
| Total votes: 1,057,594 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 281st District Court
Incumbent Christine Weems advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 281st District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems | 100.0 | 137,819 |
| Total votes: 137,819 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 281st District Court
Michelle Fraga advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 281st District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Fraga | 100.0 | 136,885 | |
| Total votes: 136,885 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 281st District Court
Christine Weems defeated incumbent Sylvia A. Matthews in the general election for Texas 281st District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems (D) | 54.8 | 648,305 |
| Sylvia A. Matthews (R) | 45.2 | 533,928 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182,233 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 281st District Court
Christine Weems defeated George Arnold in the Democratic primary for Texas 281st District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems | 62.3 | 87,361 |
| George Arnold | 37.7 | 52,775 | ||
| Total votes: 140,136 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 281st District Court
Incumbent Sylvia A. Matthews advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 281st District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sylvia A. Matthews | 100.0 | 114,359 | |
| Total votes: 114,359 | |||
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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.[2]
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."[3]
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;*[4]
- 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.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christine Weems did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Christine Weems did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Judge Christine Vinh Weems, "Biography," accessed February 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
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