Darrell William Jordan

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Darrell William Jordan

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Prior offices

Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16

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Darrell William Jordan was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on December 31, 2024.

William Jordan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16

Incumbent Darrell William Jordan defeated Bill Harmon in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Darrell William Jordan (D)	53.7	831,224
	Submit photo	Bill Harmon (R)	46.3	716,812

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,548,036
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16

Incumbent Darrell William Jordan advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Darrell William Jordan	100.0	224,210

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16

Bill Harmon advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bill Harmon	100.0	154,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,128
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2016

Darrell William Jordan defeated incumbent Linda Garcia in the Harris County Criminal Court general election for the Number 16 seat.

Harris County Criminal Court, Number 16 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Darrell William Jordan	51.07%	647,982
	Republican	Linda Garcia Incumbent	48.93%	620,944
Total Votes				1,268,926
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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.

Endorsements

Jordan received the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle on October 24, 2016.

Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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