Guy Herman (Texas)
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2023 - Present
2026
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Guy Herman (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Travis County Probate Court No. 1 in Texas. He assumed office in 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Herman (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Travis County Probate Court in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Herman received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Guy Herman won election in the general election for Travis County Probate Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court
Incumbent Guy Herman advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Guy Herman | 100.0 | 87,899 | |
| Total votes: 87,899 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Travis County Probate Court
Incumbent Guy Herman won election in the general election for Travis County Probate Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Guy Herman (D) | 100.0 | 347,238 | |
| Total votes: 347,238 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court
Incumbent Guy Herman advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Guy Herman | 100.0 | 92,285 | |
| Total votes: 92,285 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Herman ran for re-election to the Travis County Probate Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
- See the September 18 edition of the Election Brief for the whole story on Herman's retirement.
2010
Herman was re-elected to the Travis County Probate Court after running unopposed.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the probate 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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- 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
Guy Herman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy cases
Judge rules Texas state ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
- See also: Travis County Probate Court, Texas
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Judge Guy Herman ruled that the Texas state ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The ruling emerged from an estate dispute in which an Austin resident named Sonemaly Phrasavath argued that her eight-year relationship to Stella Powell should have been classified as a common-law marriage. Powell died without a valid will in June after having been diagnosed with colon cancer eight months prior. After her death, a legal dispute over her estate developed between Phrasavath and two of Powell’s siblings. Phrasavath stated that she didn't intend to set a legal precedent when she entered the court. “I can’t imagine anyone being married for 6 or 7 years, then having to walk away after losing their spouse and feel like the marriage never happened,” she said.[6]
Two days after Herman's ruling, two Austin women were married on Judge David Wahlberg's orders. Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant tied the knot after being together nearly 31 years. The marriage sparked celebrations from supporters and condemnation from Republican state leaders. Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to void the marriage, and requested the Texas Supreme Court to investigate. The supreme court issued an order blocking Wahlberg's order. Wahlberg had originally ordered that Goodfriend and Bryant be issued a marriage license due to Goodfriend's poor health.
In opposition to Wahlberg's order, Governor Greg Abbott cited a 2005 amendment of the Texas Constitution that defines marriage as consisting “only of the union of one man and one woman.” Paxton stated he would seek a lawsuit to halt the Travis County clerk from issuing additional marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Travis County Probate Court |
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Guy S. Herman," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)," accessed September 17, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Elections, "Sample Ballot for the 11/2/10 General Election"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Statesman, "Travis judge rules Texas gay-marriage ban unconstitutional," February 17, 2015
- ↑ The Statesman, "Travis County clerk issues first legal gay marriage license in Texas," February 19, 2015
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