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Chuck Silverman

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Prior offices
Texas 183rd District Court

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Tulane University

Graduate

Tulane University

Law

Tulane University

Contact

Chuck Silverman (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 183rd District Court. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Silverman (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Silverman received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from Tulane University. Silverman has worked in private practice and as General Counsel for a large cookware manufacturer.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges defeated Velda Faulkner in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Bridges
Chad Bridges (R) Candidate Connection
 
54.0
 
1,202,180
Velda Faulkner (D)
 
46.0
 
1,024,078

Total votes: 2,226,258
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner defeated incumbent Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on May 28, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Velda Faulkner
 
58.5
 
31,143
Image of Jerry Zimmerer
Jerry Zimmerer
 
41.5
 
22,055

Total votes: 53,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner and incumbent Jerry Zimmerer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chuck Silverman and Mark Ritchie in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Velda Faulkner
 
45.9
 
94,727
Image of Jerry Zimmerer
Jerry Zimmerer
 
23.4
 
48,201
Chuck Silverman
 
18.7
 
38,673
Mark Ritchie
 
12.0
 
24,726

Total votes: 206,327
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chad Bridges
Chad Bridges Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
266,064

Total votes: 266,064
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Silverman in this election.

2022

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

General election

General election for Texas 183rd District Court

Kristin Guiney defeated Gemayel Haynes in the general election for Texas 183rd District Court on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kristin Guiney (R)
 
50.1
 
534,707
Gemayel Haynes (D)
 
49.9
 
532,031

Total votes: 1,066,738
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 183rd District Court

Gemayel Haynes defeated incumbent Chuck Silverman in the Democratic primary for Texas 183rd District Court on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gemayel Haynes
 
54.7
 
80,833
Chuck Silverman
 
45.3
 
67,036

Total votes: 147,869
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 183rd District Court

Kristin Guiney advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 183rd District Court on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kristin Guiney
 
100.0
 
141,563

Total votes: 141,563
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2018

General election

General election for Texas 183rd District Court

Chuck Silverman defeated incumbent Vanessa Velasquez in the general election for Texas 183rd District Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chuck Silverman (D)
 
53.8
 
636,684
Vanessa Velasquez (R)
 
46.2
 
547,537

Total votes: 1,184,221
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 183rd District Court

Chuck Silverman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 183rd District Court on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chuck Silverman
 
100.0
 
132,949

Total votes: 132,949
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 183rd District Court

Incumbent Vanessa Velasquez advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 183rd District Court on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vanessa Velasquez
 
100.0
 
115,483

Total votes: 115,483
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014

Silverman ran for election to the 208th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 44.5 percent of the vote. He competed against Denise Collins. [2] 

2012

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012

Silverman ran for the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He was defeated by incumbent Harvey Brown in the general election on November 6, 2012.[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]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Chuck Silverman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Chuck Silverman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Chuck Silverman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3Lost primary$550 $57,763
Grand total$550 $57,763
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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