John Browning
John Browning (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 6 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on August 31, 2020. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Browning (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 6 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Governor Greg Abbott (R) appointed him to the court on August 24, 2020, to replace David Bridges.[1][2][1]
The local Republican Party precinct chairs selected Browning to replace incumbent candidate David Bridges (R) on the general election ballot after Bridges' death, which occurred after the primary election.[3]
Biography
John Browning earned a B.A. in history and comparative literature from Rutgers University in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1989. Browning's career experience includes working as an attorney with Spencer Fane LLP and as an adjunct professor at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.[4][5]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Craig Smith defeated John Browning in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Craig Smith (D) | 52.7 | 824,025 | |
 | John Browning (R) | 47.3 | 740,422 | |
| Total votes: 1,564,447 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Bridges (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Craig Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Craig Smith | 100.0 | 269,932 | |
| Total votes: 269,932 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Incumbent David Bridges advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Bridges | 100.0 | 178,812 |
| Total votes: 178,812 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
Cory Carlyle defeated John Browning in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cory Carlyle (D) | 52.7 | 627,198 |
| John Browning (R) | 47.3 | 563,864 | |
| Total votes: 1,191,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
Cory Carlyle advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Cory Carlyle |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
John Browning defeated Tom Nowak and Dan Wyde in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Browning | 57.1 | 83,875 |
 | Tom Nowak | 28.4 | 41,788 | |
| Dan Wyde | 14.5 | 21,290 | ||
| Total votes: 146,953 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Browning did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Fifth Court of Appeals
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Appoints Browning To Fifth Court of Appeals," August 24, 2020
- ↑ Mercedes Yanora, "Email communication with court clerk," September 1, 2020
- ↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
- ↑ John Browning for Justice, "About John Browning," accessed February 11, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Browning," accessed February 11, 2018
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
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