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Evan Young
2021 - Present
2029
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Evan Young (R) | 56.4 | 4,474,900 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Young | 54.9 | 860,852 |
 | David Schenck | 45.1 | 708,359 | |
| Total votes: 1,569,211 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
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Appointments
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
The section below lists noteworthy cases heard by this judge. To suggest cases we should cover here, email us.
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
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
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Tribune, "Evan Young, former clerk to conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, appointed to Texas Supreme Court", accessed November 12, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Evan Young," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ University of Texas at Austin School of Law, "Evan A Young - Faculty," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Appoints Evan Young To The Supreme Court Of Texas," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ [https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/11/01/texas-supreme-court-vacancy-austin-lawyer-evan-young-appointed-greg-abbott-to-fill-position/6235403001/ Austin American-Statesman, "Austin lawyer tapped to fill Texas Supreme Court vacancy," November 1, 2021[
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman resigns," June 7, 2021
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, officially starts campaign for attorney general," June 21, 2021
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," accessed June 14, 2021
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ While no justice older than 74 may run for office, sitting justices who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 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
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