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David Perwin
David Perwin (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 505th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Perwin (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 505th District Court. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Perwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David Perwin was born in East Orange, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in 1995 and a J.D. from Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1998. Perwin began serving as a judge in 2013. Prior to that, he worked as an attorney for 14 years practicing family law. He is affiliated with the Fort Bend Bar Association, the Fort Bend Bar Association - Family Law Section, the Family Bar of Fort Bend, and the State Bar of Texas - Family Law Section.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 505th District Court
Kali Morgan defeated incumbent David Perwin in the general election for Texas 505th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kali Morgan (D) | 52.6 | 176,529 |
 | David Perwin (R)  | 47.4 | 159,298 | |
| Total votes: 335,827 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 505th District Court
Kali Morgan defeated Surendran Pattel in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 505th District Court on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kali Morgan | 61.5 | 23,871 |
 | Surendran Pattel | 38.5 | 14,974 | |
| Total votes: 38,845 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 505th District Court
Kali Morgan and Surendran Pattel advanced to a runoff. They defeated Daniel Lee in the Democratic primary for Texas 505th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kali Morgan | 44.6 | 25,528 |
| ✔ | | Surendran Pattel | 30.3 | 17,316 |
| Daniel Lee | 25.1 | 14,356 | ||
| Total votes: 57,200 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 505th District Court
Incumbent David Perwin advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 505th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Perwin | 100.0 | 46,251 |
| Total votes: 46,251 | |||
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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.[2] David Perwin ran unopposed in the Texas 505th District Court Republican primary.[3]
| Texas 505th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 David Perwin | ||
David Perwin won without opposition in the general election.
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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Perwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perwin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Professional Experience. Was a family law attorney for 14 years before becoming a judge.
- Judicial Experience. Served as an Associate Judge in the 387th for almost 3 years. Has served as the Judge in the 505th since 2015. Disposed of over 11,000 cases.
- Personal Life Experience. Can relate to all parties due to difficult childhood upbringing. Treat all people with the utmost respect and fairness.
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
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 14, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
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
