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Jay Karahan
Jay Karahan (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 in Texas. He left office in 2018.
Karahan (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 in Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
He was elected in November 2002 and took office in January 2003. He was re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
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.[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.
See also
| Harris County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
- Texas Courts Online
- Re-Elect Judge Jay Karahan campaign website
- Re-Elect Judge Jay Karahan Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on August 1, 2014
- ↑ Harris County Republican Party, "Primary Ballot," 2010
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Texas,” accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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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
