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Earl Stover III
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Earl Stover III is the judge of the 88th District Court in Texas.[1] He has served since 1997.[2] Stover was re-elected to four-year terms on November 6, 2012, and November 8, 2016.
Stover was a 2014 candidate for the Ninth District Court of Appeals (Place 3).[3]
Education
Stover received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from St. Mary's University.[4]
Career
Stover is currently judge of Texas District 88. After he graduate law school, he began his career clerking for U. S. District Judge Joe J. Fisher. He then went into private practice until he took the bench.[2]
Elections
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.[5] Incumbent Earl Stover III defeated Marc Henry in the Texas 88th District Court Republican primary.[6]
| Texas 88th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Earl Stover III Incumbent |
61.64% | 7,026 |
| Marc Henry | 38.36% | 4,373 |
| Total Votes | 11,399 | |
| Source: 'Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Amanda Weathington," March 3, 2016 | ||
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.[7]
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."[8]
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;*[9]
- 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.[7]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[7]
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Stover ran for election to the Ninth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: He was defeated in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 43.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Leanne Johnson.
[3][10][11]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[12]
| Place 3 Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Leanne Johnson | 152 |
| Earl Stover III | 134 |
2012
Stover was re-elected without opposition to the 88th District Court.[13]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Awards and associations
Associations
- Hardin County Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of State Judges
- College of the State Bar[2]
See also
- Hardin County, Texas
- Texas District Courts
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 88th District
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Texas State Cemetery Website
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Martindale.com Profile
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Hardin")
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 Republican Party Primary Election Returns," March 6, 2014
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Judicial Poll results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
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
