Franklin Bynum
Franklin Bynum (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 in Texas. Bynum assumed office on January 1, 2019. Bynum left office on December 31, 2022.
Bynum (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 in Texas. Bynum lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Erika Ramirez defeated Mark Goldberg in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erika Ramirez (D)  | 51.2 | 542,004 |
| Mark Goldberg (R) | 48.8 | 516,502 | ||
| Total votes: 1,058,506 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Erika Ramirez defeated incumbent Franklin Bynum in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erika Ramirez | 59.4 | 84,482 |
| Franklin Bynum | 40.6 | 57,771 | ||
| Total votes: 142,253 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Mark Goldberg advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Goldberg | 100.0 | 133,251 | |
| Total votes: 133,251 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Franklin Bynum defeated Dan Simons in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Franklin Bynum (D) | 56.3 | 663,650 | |
 | Dan Simons (R) | 43.7 | 515,368 | |
| Total votes: 1,179,018 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Franklin Bynum advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Franklin Bynum | 100.0 | 129,136 | |
| Total votes: 129,136 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Dan Simons defeated incumbent Jay Karahan in the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Simons | 70.7 | 87,316 |
 | Jay Karahan | 29.3 | 36,218 | |
| Total votes: 123,534 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Franklin Bynum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Franklin Bynum participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Franklin Bynum's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) End cash bail 2) Bring fairness to the courts by finally fulfilling the promise of the presumption of innocence |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I have worked my entire career as a defense attorney, and I have fought the worst practices of our criminal courts. I am a former public defender. I am Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law. I believe that our courts should reflect our community's values, not the values of the prison-industrial complex. I worked as a mental health public defender in this court, and support Medicare for All. People need care, not cages. I am a a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and was endorsed by the Houston chapter. This campaign is about liberation from the oppressive practices of the past, and moving forward together.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Franklin Bynum's responses," March 27, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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