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Dan Schaap
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Dan Schaap is the judge of District 47 in Texas.[1] He was selected as the GOP candidate to fill the vacancy left by the death of then-incumbent Hal Miner in March 2010 and was later officially appointed by Governor Rick Perry in June of that same year.[2][3] Schaap was re-elected without opposition in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2018.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Schaap ran for re-election to the 47th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Schaap earned a bachelor of science degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University School of Pharmacy in 1978. He then attended Texas Tech University School of Law, where he earned his J.D. in 1984.[2]
Career
Prior to serving as a judge, Schaap spent 24 years with Amarillo's Underwood Law Firm, where he worked in civil trial and appellate practice in federal and Texas courts. Before that, he worked two years as a briefing attorney in Amarillo's Northern District federal court.[2]
Approach to the law
After selected by the GOP in 2010, Schaap was quoted:
| “ | I think everyone's entitled to, when they walk into a courtroom, believe they're entitled to a level playing field. Nothing can disappoint an attorney or parties more than walking into a courtroom and feeling like maybe someone's already decided something.[6][7] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 47th District Court (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 GOP chooses candidate for judge
- ↑ ConnectAmarillo.com, "Perry appoints Daniel Schaap as 47th District Judge," June 4, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Armstrong")
- ↑ ConnectAmarillo.com, "47th District Court gets new judge," May 28, 2010
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
