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Jeff Shadwick
Jeff Shadwick (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 55th District Court. He left office in 2018.
Shadwick (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 55th District Court. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 55th District Court
Latosha Payne defeated incumbent Jeff Shadwick in the general election for Texas 55th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne (D) | 54.8 | 648,632 | |
| Jeff Shadwick (R) | 45.2 | 535,488 | ||
| Total votes: 1,184,120 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court
Latosha Payne defeated Paul Simon in the Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne | 70.2 | 101,038 | |
| Paul Simon | 29.8 | 42,981 | ||
| Total votes: 144,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court
Incumbent Jeff Shadwick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Shadwick | 100.0 | 116,830 | |
| Total votes: 116,830 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Shadwick ran for re-election to the 55th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Kay Morgan in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.3 percent of the vote.
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2010
Shadwick defeated incumbent Dion Ramos in the general election for the 55th District Court, winning 55.3% of the vote.[4]
Education
Shadwick received his B.A. degree in history from the University of Kansas in 1978 and his J.D. from Baylor University in 1981.[5]
Career
Shadwick started his legal career in Kansas as a commercial litigation attorney, specializing in the oil and gas industry. He then moved to Texas and joined the Houston law firm of Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest & Minick, working in the bankruptcy section. He became a shareholder in that firm in 1991. He was appointed to the district court in 2007. After losing election to that position in 2008, he returned to private practice, working with the law firm of Andrews, Myers, Coulter & Hayes until his 2010 election to the district court.[6]
Awards and associations
- Member, Texas Young Lawyers’ Association Minority Involvement Committee
- Board member/past president, Houston Independent School District
- Member, Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club and Greater Houston Pachyderm Club
- 1997: “Distinguished President” Award, National Grand Order of Pachyderms
- 1998: “Tough Tusk” award, National Grand Order of Pachyderms
- 1999: State Pachyderm “Meritorious Service” Award, National Grand Order of Pachyderms[6]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Harris County, Texas
- Houston Opinions, "General Election Contest for the 55th District," 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Houston Chronicle, "Harris County Election Results," 2010
- ↑ Shadwick campaign website, "Resume," archived February 7, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shadwick campaign website, "Story," archived February 7, 2011
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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
