Dinesh Singhal
Dinesh Singhal (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Singhal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dinesh Singhal earned an LL.M. from Delhi University in 1992 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1997. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Singhal's community involvement includes working as the advisory director for the Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality; the ex-officio director of the Houston Bar Association; and the president of the Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Veronica Rivas-Molloy defeated incumbent Russell Lloyd in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) | 50.8 | 1,171,700 | |
| Russell Lloyd (R) | 49.2 | 1,136,786 | ||
| Total votes: 2,308,486 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Veronica Rivas-Molloy defeated Dinesh Singhal and Jim Sharp in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veronica Rivas-Molloy | 51.5 | 184,232 | |
 | Dinesh Singhal | 28.2 | 100,888 | |
 | Jim Sharp | 20.4 | 72,911 | |
| Total votes: 358,031 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Keith Houston (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Russell Lloyd advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Russell Lloyd | 100.0 | 281,836 | |
| Total votes: 281,836 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dinesh Singhal completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Singhal's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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• Board Certified in Civil Trial Law • Holding two law degrees, J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, and LL.B from Delhi University • Licensed to practice law in Texas, New York, and California • Rated Super Lawyer (2017-19) by Super Lawyer Magazine
I have held several leadership positions: • Elected as the Director of State Bar of Texas • President, Harris County Democratic Lawyers' Association • Director, Texas Association of Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists
What really distinguishes my candidacy from my opponents is my 20+ years of civil rights work in promoting democratic values. I have worked for the American Civil Liberties Union as a UHLC Dean Public Interest Fellow. I have served on the boards of Houston's Iconic interfaith institution, Rothko Chapel, and on the board of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I am currently serving on the advisory board of Rice University's Center for Studies on Women, Gender, & Sexuality. At Rice University, I have also sponsored Balkishan Award for the last five years, an annual award given to a student for exploring religion's impact on Women and social justice issues. I have been a pro-bono counsel for Houston Interfaith Worker Justice Center assisting undocumented workers to recover wages from unscrupulous employers.- I will refuse to accept campaign funds from litigants, attorneys or law firms who are involved in any matter on my docket.
- I will not seek a judicial office again if the Houston Bar Association lawyers' overall "Excellent" and "Very good" rating for me does not exceed an average of 70%.
- Model Immigrant - Model Citizen
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 3, 2020
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