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Gordon Goodman

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Gordon Goodman

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Prior offices
Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2
Successor: Jennifer Caughey

Elections and appointments
Last election

March 5, 2024

Personal
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Jewish
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Gordon Goodman (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 2 of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Goodman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Gordon Goodman lives in Houston, Texas. Goodman’s career experience includes working as director of governance with NRG Energy, president of Dupont Power Marketing, and senior vice president with Conoco Global Power. He has served as a member of Holland Lodge #1 in Houston, a Masonic fraternal organization.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jennifer Caughey defeated Brendetta Scott in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Caughey
Jennifer Caughey (R) Candidate Connection
 
53.3
 
1,196,245
Image of Brendetta Scott
Brendetta Scott (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.7
 
1,049,099

Total votes: 2,245,344
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Brendetta Scott defeated incumbent Gordon Goodman in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brendetta Scott
Brendetta Scott Candidate Connection
 
67.8
 
143,640
Gordon Goodman
 
32.2
 
68,351

Total votes: 211,991
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jennifer Caughey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jennifer Caughey
Jennifer Caughey Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
271,930

Total votes: 271,930
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Goodman in this election.

2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Gordon Goodman defeated incumbent Jane Bland in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gordon Goodman (D)
 
50.9
 
881,091
Image of Jane Bland
Jane Bland (R)
 
49.1
 
849,077

Total votes: 1,730,168
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Gordon Goodman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Jane Bland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Jane Bland
Jane Bland

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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Goodman ran for election to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 41.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Ken Wise. [3][4] 

Judicial poll

Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[5]

Place 7 Justice
Candidate: Votes:
Gordon Goodman 852
Ken Wise 1719


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gordon Goodman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Gordon Goodman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2Lost primary$9,914 $10,544
Grand total$9,914 $10,544
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2
2019-2024
Succeeded by
Jennifer Caughey (R)