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Jim Jordan (Texas)
Jim Jordan (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 160th District Court. He left office in 2018.
Jordan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 160th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Jim Jordan was the Democratic judge of the 160th District Court in Dallas County, Texas. He was re-elected without opposition in 2014 for a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[1] Jordan was defeated in the primary election on March 6, 2018.
Jordan was succeeded by Aiesha Redmond (D).
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 160th District Court
Aiesha Redmond won election in the general election for Texas 160th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aiesha Redmond (D) | 100.0 | 481,684 |
| Total votes: 481,684 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 160th District Court
Aiesha Redmond defeated incumbent Jim Jordan, Lynda Lee Weaver, and Bonnie Wulff in the Democratic primary for Texas 160th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aiesha Redmond | 51.5 | 58,966 |
 | Jim Jordan | 23.6 | 27,002 | |
| Lynda Lee Weaver | 14.3 | 16,370 | ||
| Bonnie Wulff | 10.7 | 12,240 | ||
| Total votes: 114,578 | |||
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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.[2]
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."[3]
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;*[4]
- 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.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
2010
Jordan was re-elected after running unopposed.
2008
Jordan was the 2008 Democratic candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, challenging incumbent Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson.[5]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wallace Jefferson  |
Yes | Chief Justice | Republican | 53.1% | |
| Jim Jordan | No | Chief Justice | Democratic | 43.7% | |
| Tom Oxford | No | Chief Justice | Libertarian | 3.1% |
On why he ran for the Supreme Court
| “ | When the system is broken, the responsibility must fall on the leader. I am running for Chief Justice because this Court has lost its way. Instead of upholding the law, it is advancing an ideology.[6] [7] | ” |
Campaign contributions
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Education
Jordan received his law degree from Texas Tech University in 1977 after obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from Austin College in 1974.[8]
Career
Prior to joining the 160th District Court, Jordan served as a judge of the 44th District Court. He also gained experience in the following capacities:
- 2000-2006: Partner, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P.
- 1996-2000: Attorney, The Jordan Law Firm (also Jordan Cox & Reznicek and Jordan & Blanscet)
- 1987-1996: Director & Chair of Commercial Litigation Section, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna (formerly Riddle & Brown, P.C.)
- 1983-1984: Assistant City Attorney, Garland, Texas[8]
Lecturer
- Prior Instructor at SMU School of Law, Trial Advocacy Class
- Instructor at LSU School of Law, Trial Advocacy Class
- Instructor for the ABA National Institute for Trial Advocacy & Deposition Courses
- Lecturer and author for CLE programs sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, the Center for American and International Law, the National Business Institute, Inc., and the Texas City Attorney Association[8]
Awards and associations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (former member)
- William Mac Taylor Inn of Court
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, England (former)
- College of the State Bar
- Garland Bar Association (President '87-88)
- Dallas Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association
- Appointed to the District 6A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas (resigned upon taking the bench)[8]
See also
| Dallas County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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, 2008 General Election Results
- ↑ Burnt Orange Report, "Jim Jordan to Challenge Wallace Jefferson for TX Supreme Court Chief Justice," December 21, 2007 accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Re-Elect Judge Jim Jordan website (2010) (dead link) accessed 2/26/2014
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Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
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:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
