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Evan Young
Image of Evan Young
Texas Supreme Court Place 9
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

3

Compensation

Base salary

$168,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

November 1, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Oxford University, 2001

Law

Yale Law School, 2004

Other

Duke University, 1999

Personal
Profession
Professor
Contact

Evan Young (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 9 of the Texas Supreme Court. He assumed office on November 9, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Young (Republican Party) ran in a special election for the Place 9 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He won in the special general election on November 8, 2022.

Young was appointed to the court by Gov. Greg Abbott after Eva Guzman resigned to run for Texas Attorney General.[1] To learn more about this appointment, click here.

Biography

Evan Young earned an A.B. in history from Duke University in 1999, a B.A. in modern history from Oxford University in 2001, and a J.D. from Yale University in 2004. Young's career experience includes working as an adjunct professor of law with the University of Texas and University of Mississippi, a partner and associate with the Baker Botts law firm, a counsel to the attorney general with the U.S. Department of Justice, and a law clerk to former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.[2][3][4]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022

General election

Special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Incumbent Evan Young defeated Julia Maldonado in the special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evan Young
Evan Young (R)
 
56.4
 
4,474,900
Image of Julia Maldonado
Julia Maldonado (D)
 
43.6
 
3,458,103

Total votes: 7,933,003
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Julia Maldonado advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julia Maldonado
Julia Maldonado
 
100.0
 
922,595

Total votes: 922,595
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9

Incumbent Evan Young defeated David Schenck in the special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evan Young
Evan Young
 
54.9
 
860,852
Image of David Schenck
David Schenck Candidate Connection
 
45.1
 
708,359

Total votes: 1,569,211
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Campaign finance


Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Appointments

2021

See also: Texas Supreme Court justice vacancy (June 2021)

Young was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court.[1]

Texas Governor Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed Evan Young to the Texas Supreme Court on November 1, 2021.[5] Young succeeded Justice Eva Guzman, who resigned on June 11, 2021.[6][7] Young was Gov. Abbott's fifth nominee to the nine-member supreme court.

At the time of the vacancy, Texas law directed the governor to appoint a replacement to the Texas Supreme Court in the event of a midterm vacancy. The Texas State Senate must then confirm the nominee. Appointees serve until the next general election, in which he or she must participate in a partisan election to remain on the bench for the remainder of the unexpired term.[8]

Noteworthy cases

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State supreme court judicial selection in Texas

See also: Judicial selection in Texas

The nine justices of the Texas Supreme Court are selected in statewide partisan elections. The elected justices serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[9]

Qualifications

To serve on the Supreme Court, a justice must be:

  • a U.S. citizen;
  • a resident of Texas;
  • licensed to practice law in the state;
  • between the ages of 35 and 75;[10][11] and
  • a practicing lawyer and/or justice for at least 10 years.[9]

Chief justice

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.[9]

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.[9]

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.


See also


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Footnotes