Jennifer Bennett (Texas)
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2014 - Present
2026
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Jennifer Bennett (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 265th District Court. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Bennett (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 265th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Bennett won election in the general election for Texas 265th District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 265th District Court
Incumbent Jennifer Bennett advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 265th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Bennett | 100.0 | 114,651 | |
| Total votes: 114,651 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 265th District Court
Incumbent Jennifer Bennett won election in the general election for Texas 265th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Bennett (D) | 100.0 | 472,473 | |
| Total votes: 472,473 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 265th District Court
Incumbent Jennifer Bennett defeated Myra McIntosh in the Democratic primary for Texas 265th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Bennett | 57.4 | 63,459 | |
| Myra McIntosh | 42.6 | 47,170 | ||
| Total votes: 110,629 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Bennett ran for election to the 265th District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 68.5 percent of the vote. She competed against Anthony Eiland and William R. Barr.
General: She defeated Lisa DeWitt in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.3 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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jennifer Bennett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Bennett received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University.[7]
Career
Bennett was the homicide liaison at the district attorney's office in Dallas County at the time of her election to the bench. She has previously served as an assistant district attorney in Harris County.[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas 265th District Court |
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)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election March 4, 2014," March 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jennifer Bennett for 265th District Court Judge, "About," archived August 15, 2014
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