Fred Jackson (Texas)
Fred Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Precinct 4-2 judge of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Jackson was a 2014 candidate for the justice of the peace court in Dallas County, Texas (Precinct 4, Place 2).[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2
Sasha Moreno defeated Israel Aviles in the general election for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sasha Moreno (D) | 68.1 | 92,952 |
| Israel Aviles (R) | 31.9 | 43,457 | ||
| Total votes: 136,409 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2
Sasha Moreno defeated Fred Jackson in the Democratic primary runoff for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sasha Moreno | 54.7 | 4,932 |
 | Fred Jackson | 45.3 | 4,077 | |
| Total votes: 9,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2
Fred Jackson and Sasha Moreno advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Katy Hubener in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Jackson | 38.3 | 8,621 |
| ✔ | | Sasha Moreno | 31.1 | 6,991 |
| Katy Hubener | 30.6 | 6,889 | ||
| Total votes: 22,501 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2
Israel Aviles advanced from the Republican primary for Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Israel Aviles | 100.0 | 8,818 | |
| Total votes: 8,818 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[2]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[3]
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Jackson ran for election to the Dallas County Justice Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 32.4 percent of the vote. He competed against Aurelio Castillo, Roz Davis-Grimes and Katy Hubener.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Jackson faced Hubener in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. He was defeated, earning 37 percent of the vote. This was his first run for office.
[1][4][5][6][7]
Education
Jackson graduated from the Cedar Valley College Law Enforcement Academy in 2002 and the Arlington C.I. Legal Studies (Paralegal) program in 2010.[7]
Awards and associations
- NAACP Grand Prairie, Texas branch
- Legal redress chairman
- Freemason[7]
See also
- Dallas County, Texas
- Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election March 4, 2014," March 11, 2014
- ↑ Dallas News, "Texas primary election runoff results," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election May 27, 2014," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on June 13, 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
