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Jim Coronado
Jim Coronado was a judge of Texas District 427.[1] Coronado took office in 2009.[2] He was re-elected on November 6, 2012, to a four-year term.
Coronado ran for re-election in 2016.[3] He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Education
Coronado received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[4]
Career
Coronado was a criminal court magistrate for Travis County from 1991 to 2008. He previously served as a municipal judge for Austin and Kyle.[5]
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.[6] Tamara Needles defeated incumbent Jim Coronado in the Texas 427th District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 427th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tamara Needles |
59.64% | 65,888 |
| Jim Coronado Incumbent | 40.36% | 44,586 |
| Total Votes (100) | 110,474 | |
| Source: Travis County Clerk, "Unofficial Results: Democratic Cumulative Results," accessed March 2, 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.[7]
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."[8]
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;*[9]
- 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.[7]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[7]
2012
Coronado was re-elected without opposition to the 427th District Court.[10]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Travis County, "427th District"
- ↑ Texas State Directory, "Jim Coronado"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Jim Coronado Judge"
- ↑ Judge Jim Coronado, "About," accessed February 25, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
