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Danilo Lacayo
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2019 - Present
2026
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Danilo Lacayo (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 182nd District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Lacayo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 182nd District Court. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lacayo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 182nd District Court
Incumbent Danilo Lacayo defeated Robert Jackson in the general election for Texas 182nd District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danilo Lacayo (D)  | 51.3 | 547,827 | |
 | Robert Jackson (R) | 48.7 | 520,611 | |
| Total votes: 1,068,438 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Incumbent Danilo Lacayo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danilo Lacayo | 100.0 | 140,191 | |
| Total votes: 140,191 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Robert Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 100.0 | 142,170 |
| Total votes: 142,170 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 182nd District Court
Danilo Lacayo defeated Jesse McClure in the general election for Texas 182nd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danilo Lacayo (D) | 56.1 | 663,843 | |
 | Jesse McClure (R) | 43.9 | 519,575 | |
| Total votes: 1,183,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Danilo Lacayo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Danilo Lacayo | 100.0 | 133,026 | |
| Total votes: 133,026 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Jesse McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse McClure | 100.0 | 116,007 |
| Total votes: 116,007 | |||
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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.[1]
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."[2]
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;*[3]
- 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.[1]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Danilo Lacayo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lacayo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am experienced in criminal law
- I have worked on both sides of the courtroom
- I am fair
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
