Clinton Wells
Clinton Wells (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 312th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Wells (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 312th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Wells was a 2014 judicial candidate for the 247th District Court in Texas.[1]
Biography
Wells earned a B.A. in government from the University of Austin in 1973. He went on to receive his J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1976. Wells has worked as an attorney with McDowell Wells LLP since 1990.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop defeated Quyen Pham in the general election for Texas 312th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Teresa Waldrop (D)  | 52.3 | 550,370 |
| Quyen Pham (R) | 47.7 | 502,627 | ||
| Total votes: 1,052,997 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop defeated incumbent Clinton Wells in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 312th District Court on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Waldrop | 64.7 | 43,597 |
| Clinton Wells | 35.3 | 23,771 | ||
| Total votes: 67,368 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court
Teresa Waldrop and incumbent Clinton Wells advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paul Calzada in the Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Teresa Waldrop | 45.7 | 65,465 |
| ✔ | Clinton Wells | 27.9 | 39,916 | |
| Paul Calzada | 26.4 | 37,874 | ||
| Total votes: 143,255 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court
Quyen Pham advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Quyen Pham | 100.0 | 132,256 | |
| Total votes: 132,256 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
General election
General election for Texas 312th District Court
Clinton Wells defeated incumbent David Farr in the general election for Texas 312th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clinton Wells (D) | 54.8 | 646,408 | |
| David Farr (R) | 45.2 | 534,205 | ||
| Total votes: 1,180,613 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court
Clinton Wells advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clinton Wells | 100.0 | 129,907 | |
| Total votes: 129,907 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court
Incumbent David Farr advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 312th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Farr | 100.0 | 112,791 | |
| Total votes: 112,791 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Wells ran for election to the 247th 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 46.7 percent of the vote. He competed against John Schmude.
[1][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
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Clinton Wells did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Texas 312th District Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Official campaign website of Chip Wells, "About Chip," archived August 8, 2014
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
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
