John Grace

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John Grace

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Republican Party

Texas 72nd District Court

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Ann-Marie Carruth

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Trinity University, 1985

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law, 1993

Personal

Birthplace

Midland, Texas

Religion

Christian

John Grace (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 72nd District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Grace (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 72nd District Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

John Grace was born in Midland, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity University in 1985 and a law degree from the St. Mary's University School of Law in 1993.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Texas 72nd District Court

Incumbent John Grace won election in the general election for Texas 72nd District Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Grace (R)	100.0	95,395

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court

Incumbent John Grace advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Grace	100.0	25,475

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,475
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grace in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. John Grace won election in the general election for Texas 72nd District Court.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court

John Grace defeated incumbent Ann-Marie Carruth in the Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Grace	53.4	14,062
	Submit photo	Ann-Marie Carruth	46.6	12,256

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,318
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Texas 99th District Court

Phillip Hays won election in the general election for Texas 99th District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phillip Hays (R)	100.0	90,668

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,668
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas 99th District Court

Phillip Hays defeated Kara Darnell in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 99th District Court on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Phillip Hays	58.9	7,543
	Submit photo	Kara Darnell	41.1	5,262

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,805 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 99th District Court

Kara Darnell and Phillip Hays advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mark McBrayer and John Grace in the Republican primary for Texas 99th District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kara Darnell	42.3	11,837
✔	Submit photo	Phillip Hays	30.5	8,523
		Mark McBrayer	18.3	5,118
	Submit photo	John Grace	8.9	2,478

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,956
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Grace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

John Grace completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Grace's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a West Texas Native and a true conservative. I have practiced law as a courtroom litigator since 1993. I spent 8 years in private practice, handling a broad range of cases, including family law, criminal law, DTPA claims, personal injury cases, and probate. In 2001, I joined the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney's Civil Division, where I was responsible for civil litigation involving the County, its employees, nd its elected officials. In 2010, I moved to the City of Lubbock and continue to handle litigation. I have experience in every level of trial court, from municipal and justice courts, to county and state district trial courts, to the courts of appeals up to the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I will restore efficiency to the 72nd District Court by ensuring that cases are held to a strict trial schedule.
• I will restore effectiveness to the 72nd District Court by ensuring that my rulings are supported by established law and will survive on appeal.
• I will ensure access by reopening the courtroom to in-person, face-to-face proceedings, as a rule, with remote proceedings as the exception.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am hardworking and I respect the trust and investment that the citizen taxpayers confer on me, as an elected public servant. I am pro life and pro second amendment. I respect the rule of law and I will not legislate from the bench. I will ensure transparency and fairness in everything I do.

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2020

John Grace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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