Jeff O'Dea
Jeff O'Dea (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 234th District Court. O'Dea lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 234th District Court
Lauren Reeder defeated incumbent Wesley Ward in the general election for Texas 234th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lauren Reeder (D) | 55.6 | 657,511 | |
| Wesley Ward (R) | 44.4 | 524,861 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182,372 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 234th District Court
Lauren Reeder defeated Jeff O'Dea in the Democratic primary for Texas 234th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lauren Reeder | 87.8 | 123,502 | |
| Jeff O'Dea | 12.2 | 17,153 | ||
| Total votes: 140,655 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 234th District Court
Incumbent Wesley Ward advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 234th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wesley Ward | 100.0 | 114,383 | |
| Total votes: 114,383 | |||
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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.[1]
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."[2]
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;*[3]
- 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.[1]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[1]
See also
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)
External links
Footnotes
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
