Emily G. Tobolowsky
Emily G. Tobolowsky (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 298th District Court. She assumed office in 2006. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Tobolowsky (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 298th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Tobolowsky received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976 and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University and 1980.[1] Tobolowsky was an attorney in private practice from 1980 through 2006, when she was elected to the bench.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Private Bar Involvement Award, from Legal Services of North Texas[2]
Associations
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
- Dallas Bar Association.
- Master of the Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Emily G. Tobolowsky won election in the general election for Texas 298th District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 298th District Court
Incumbent Emily G. Tobolowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 298th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emily G. Tobolowsky | 100.0 | 112,853 |
| Total votes: 112,853 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 298th District Court
Incumbent Emily G. Tobolowsky won election in the general election for Texas 298th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily G. Tobolowsky (D) | 100.0 | 472,266 |
| Total votes: 472,266 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 298th District Court
Incumbent Emily G. Tobolowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 298th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily G. Tobolowsky | 100.0 | 92,195 |
| Total votes: 92,195 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Tobolowsky ran for re-election to the 298th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3][4]
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]
2010
Tobolowsky defeated Bryce Quine in the general election, winning 53.25 percent of the vote.[8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Emily G. Tobolowsky did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Emily G. Tobolowsky," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ReElect Judge Tobolowsky, "About Judge Tobolowsky," accessed August 21, 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)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, Unofficial Election Results
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