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Jefferson Moore
Jefferson Moore (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 186th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Moore (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 186th District Court. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Moore received a B.S. in business management from Tulane University in 1986. He earned his J.D. from Loyola University School on Law in New Orleans in 1991.[1]
Military service
Moore was a member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was also a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division.[1]
Career
Jefferson has experience as a military prosecutor and an attorney in private practice.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 186th District Court
Incumbent Jefferson Moore won election in the general election for Texas 186th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jefferson Moore (R) | 100.0 | 306,887 | |
| Total votes: 306,887 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 186th District Court
Incumbent Jefferson Moore advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 186th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jefferson Moore | 100.0 | 51,667 | |
| Total votes: 51,667 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Moore ran for election to the 186th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Mary T. Green in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 50.4 percent of the vote.
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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.[5]
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."[6]
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;*[7]
- 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.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jefferson Moore for Judge, "About Jefferson," archived August 13, 2014
- ↑ 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)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
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
