Joe Lopez (Texas)
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2014 - Present
2026
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Joe Lopez (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 49th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Lopez (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 49th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Lopez received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Houston.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Lopez won election in the general election for Texas 49th District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 49th District Court
Incumbent Joe Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 49th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Lopez | 100.0 | 16,813 | |
| Total votes: 16,813 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 49th District Court
Incumbent Joe Lopez won election in the general election for Texas 49th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 43,675 | |
| Total votes: 43,675 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 49th District Court
Incumbent Joe Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 49th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Lopez | 100.0 | 18,703 | |
| Total votes: 18,703 | |||
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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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Joe Lopez," accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ 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
