Curtis Jenkins

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Curtis Jenkins

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Prior offices
Parker County Court at Law No. 2

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Law

University of Texas, Austin, 1994


Curtis Jenkins was a judge for the Parker County Court at Law No. 2 in Parker County, Texas. He was appointed to the court by commissioners of Parker County to serve out the remainder of Judge Charles Benjamin Akers's term. Jenkins was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expired on December 31, 2016.[1]

Jenkins ran for re-election in 2016.[2] Jenkins lost in a primary runoff election on May 24, 2016.

Education

Jenkins received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin School of Law in 1994.[3][4]

Career

Before his appointment to the court, Jenkins served as a staff attorney for the Texas Second District Court of Appeals. He has also previously served as an assistant district attorney for the Tarrant County Criminal Court from 1997 to 2005 and as an assistant county attorney for Parker County from 1995 to 1996. Jenkins was also formerly a partner at the law firm of Eggleston, Flowers, Jenkins & Key, and from 2006 to 2008, he served as a municipal court judge for the City of Aledo, Texas.[3]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[5] Lynn Marie Johnson defeated incumbent Curtis Jenkins in the Parker County Court at Law Republican primary runoff for Seat 2.

Parker County Court at Law (Number 2), Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lynn Marie Johnson 52.98% 2,219
Curtis Jenkins Incumbent 47.02% 1,969
Total Votes 4,188
Source: Weatherford Democrat, "Johnson defeats Jenkins in judge race; Gentry, Hunt also win run-offs," May 24, 2016

[2]

Parker County Court at Law (Number 2), Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Curtis Jenkins Incumbent 36.43% 7,683
Green check mark transparent.png Lynn Marie Johnson 35.47% 7,480
Deborah Kernan 28.10% 5,926
Total Votes 21,089
Source: Parker County, Texas, "Cumulative Report-Unofficial," March 1, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county 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.[6]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[6]

  • 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.

2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Jenkins ran for re-election to the Parker County Court at Law.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014. [1] 

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