Jim Crouch

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Jim Crouch

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Denton County Criminal Court No. 1

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Jim Crouch (Republican Party) was a judge for Number 1 of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Crouch (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Number 1 judge of the Denton County Criminal Court at Law Texas. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 1

Incumbent Jim Crouch won election in the general election for Denton County Criminal Court No. 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Crouch (R)	100.0	181,725

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 1

Incumbent Jim Crouch advanced from the Republican primary for Denton County Criminal Court No. 1 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Crouch	100.0	34,507

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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Crouch ran for re-election to the Denton County Criminal Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Crouch was re-elected after running unopposed.

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (D-E)

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

See also

Denton County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Denton County, Texas Denton County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2018 Public policy in Texas Endorsers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

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Footnotes

Texas courts

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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:

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