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Don Smyth
Don Smyth was a judge for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law in Texas from 2011 to 2018.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Smyth ran for re-election to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Jason Luong and Clint Davidson in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.3 percent of the vote.[2][3][4]
2010
Smyth won the Republican primary, receiving 51.7 percent of the vote. He defeated by Dennis Slate in the general election for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, winning 55.4 percent of the vote.[5][6]
Education
Smyth received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in 1970. He went on to earn a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1973.[7]
Career
- 2011-2018: Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law
- 1977-2010: Assistant district attorney, Harris County
- 1973-1977: Staff attorney, Texas Department of Corrections[7]
See also
External links
- Don Smyth for Judge
- Facebook, "Don Smyth for Judge"
- Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
- Texas Courts Online
Footnotes
- ↑ Harris County Republican Party, "Primary Ballot," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ 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)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Community Impact Newspaper, "Harris County election results: Republicans and incumbents stay strong," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Harris County Elections, "Republican Primary Results," 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Don Smyth for Judge, "Biography," accessed September 11, 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
