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David Lopez (Texas judge)
David Lopez (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 256th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. He left office in 2022.
Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 256th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Sandre Streete won election in the general election for Texas 256th District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 256th District Court
Sandre Streete defeated incumbent David Lopez in the Democratic primary for Texas 256th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandre Streete | 59.5 | 70,140 | |
| David Lopez | 40.5 | 47,797 | ||
| Total votes: 117,937 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 256th District Court
Incumbent David Lopez won election in the general election for Texas 256th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 472,976 | |
| Total votes: 472,976 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 256th District Court
Incumbent David Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 256th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Lopez | 100.0 | 95,759 | |
| Total votes: 95,759 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Lopez ran for re-election to the 256th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[1][2]
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.[3]
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."[4]
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;*[5]
- 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.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2010
Lopez defeated Republican John Nuehoff in the general election, winning 51.78 percent of the vote.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Lopez received his undergraduate degree and J.D. from Texas Tech University.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 "Dallas")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Martindale.com, "David Anthony Lopez," accessed August 21, 2014
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