James Shoemake
James H. Shoemake was a judge of the Texas 434th District Court. He assumed office in 2007. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Shoemake (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 434th District Court. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 434th District Court
J. Christian Becerra defeated incumbent James H. Shoemake in the general election for Texas 434th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Christian Becerra (D) | 53.3 | 179,251 | |
| James H. Shoemake (R) | 46.7 | 157,254 | ||
| Total votes: 336,505 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 434th District Court
J. Christian Becerra defeated Oscar Telfair III in the Democratic primary for Texas 434th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | J. Christian Becerra | 57.3 | 31,572 | |
| Oscar Telfair III | 42.7 | 23,543 | ||
| Total votes: 55,115 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 434th District Court
Incumbent James H. Shoemake advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 434th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James H. Shoemake | 100.0 | 46,507 | |
| Total votes: 46,507 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[1] Incumbent James Shoemake ran unopposed in the Texas 434th District Court Republican primary.[2]
| Texas 434th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 James Shoemake Incumbent | ||
James Shoemake won without opposition in the general election.
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[3]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[5]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Shoemake ran for re-election to the 434th District Court and defeated challenger Teana Watson with 53.9 percent of the vote.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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James H. Shoemake did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Shoemake received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and his J.D. from the University of Houston, Bates College of Law.[8]
Career
Prior to taking the bench as a judge of the 434th District Court, Shoemake was an associate judge on the 328th District Court from 2003 until 2007. Prior to that he was an attorney in private practice.[9]
Awards and associations
- Houston Bar Association Social Security Section
- State Bar of Texas
- Fort Bend County Bar[8]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ Fort Bend County, "Texas-2012 General Election Results Unofficial"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Texas State Directory Online
- ↑ Judge Jim Shoemake, "Meet the Judge," accessed December 19, 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
