Jesse Nevarez
Jesse Nevarez (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 231st District Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Nevarez (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 231st District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Nevarez received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and his J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University Law School. Nevarez was an attorney in private practice at the time he was appointed to the bench.
Nevarez has been associated with the following organizations:
- Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association
- Parker County Bar Association
- American Payroll Association (former)
- Mexican American Bar Association (former)[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jesse Nevarez won election in the general election for Texas 231st District Court.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 231st District Court
Incumbent Jesse Nevarez defeated William Nolen in the Republican primary for Texas 231st District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse Nevarez | 59.9 | 65,725 | |
| William Nolen | 40.1 | 44,087 | ||
| Total votes: 109,812 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 231st District Court
Incumbent Jesse Nevarez won election in the general election for Texas 231st District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse Nevarez (R) | 100.0 | 363,563 | |
| Total votes: 363,563 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 231st District Court
Incumbent Jesse Nevarez advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 231st District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse Nevarez | 100.0 | 74,790 | |
| Total votes: 74,790 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Nevarez ran for re-election to the 231st District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 50.5 percent of the vote. He competed against John Clark.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jesse Nevarez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star Telegram, "New Tarrant family law judge appointed," July 31, 2013
- ↑ 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 "Tarrant")
- ↑ Tarrant County, Republican Party Cumulative Report — Unofficial: p. 9, March 4, 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
