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David Puryear
David Puryear (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 5 of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Puryear (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 5 judge of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Justice Puryear received his B.S.E. degree from Southwestern University in 1978 and his J.D. degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1983.[1]
Career
Puryear began his legal career in 1983 as a criminal prosecutor in Travis County. He also served as a Travis County justice of the peace in 1988. In 1991, he became a judge on the Travis County Court at Law No. 6. He worked in this capacity through 1998. He then worked as a deputy director in the Special Crimes Division of the Office of the Attorney General until his election to the Court of Appeals in 2000.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5
Thomas Baker defeated incumbent David Puryear in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Baker (D) | 53.9 | 560,790 |
 | David Puryear (R) | 46.1 | 479,517 | |
| Total votes: 1,040,307 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5
Thomas Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Thomas Baker |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent David Puryear advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.
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| ✔ | | David Puryear |
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2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Puryear defeated judicial candidate Karen L. Watkins in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 52 percent of the vote. [2][3]
See also
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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
