Elia Lopez

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Elia Lopez

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Texas 404th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Law

University of Texas School of Law


Elia Lopez is the judge for Texas District 404.[1] She joined the court in 2009 and was re-elected on November 8, 2016.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial 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.[3] Incumbent Elia Lopez ran unopposed in the Texas 404th District Court Democratic primary.[4]

Texas 404th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Elia Lopez Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 19,962
Total Votes 19,962
Source: Cameron County, Texas, "Unofficial Results: 2016 Democratic Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016

Elia Lopez 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.[5]

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."[6]

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;*[7]
  • 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.[5]

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]

2012

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012

Lopez was re-elected without opposition to the 404th District Court on Nov. 6, 2012.[8][9][10]

Biography

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Lopez received her undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from University of Texas School of Law.[2]

Lopez has served on the bench of Cameron County Court at Law and Municipal Court Judge for City of Brownsville.[2]

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