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Jennifer Robin

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Jennifer Robin
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Texas 410th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

Trinity University

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

Contact

Jennifer Robin is a judge for the Texas 410th District Court in Texas.[1] The general election took place on November 8, 2016. Jennifer Robin won without opposition in the general election.

Education

Robin earned her B.S. in finance and management from Trinity University. She later earned her J.D. from the St. Mary's University School of Law.[2]

Career

Robin was appointed as associate judge of Texas District 418 in 2011. She previously worked as a private practice attorney from 2000 to 2011.[2]

Campaign themes

2016

Robin's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

  • I have a proven record of judicial experience, applying conservative judicial restraint.
  • With my conservative values, I am prepared to put the 410th District Court back to work for the people of Montgomery County, ensuring that litigants and attorneys are given the opportunity to be heard in a court of law.
  • My proven judicial and legal experience has prepared me to make the 410th District Court a more productive and efficient steward of the tax payers' dollars, while being an impartial decision maker in the pursuit of justice.
  • I am the only candidate in this race that is board certified, that has any judicial experience (I have more than five years of judicial experience), and that has a proven judicial track record.
  • In recent years, there have been elected judges in Montgomery County who have made decisions or conducted themselves in ways that have caused distrust with the voters. The voters in Montgomery County can choose to elect me, a "known" in this race, or they can take another risk on an "unknown" by voting for my opponents. I have an untarnished judicial track record and have shown the voters of Montgomery County that I will conservatively follow the law as written, that I will maintain the ethical integrity of this position, and that I will not legislate from the bench. I am the only safe choice in this race because the voters can rely on my track record of over five years.

[3]

—Jennifer Robin (2016), [4]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[5] Jennifer Robin defeated Kristin Bays in the Texas 410th District Court Republican primary runoff.

Texas 410th District Court, Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Robin 57.08% 7,211
Kristin Bays 42.92% 5,423
Total Votes 12,634
Source: Montgomery County, Texas, "May 24, 2016 Primary Runoff Election," accessed May 24, 2016

[1]

Texas 410th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer Robin 43.37% 29,558
Green check mark transparent.png Kristin Bays 34.88% 23,772
Chuck Meyer 21.75% 14,823
Total Votes (100) 68,153
Source: Montgomery County, Texas, "March 1, 2016 Primary Elections," accessed March 1, 2016

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.[6]

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."[7]

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;*[8]
  • 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.[6]

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[6]

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