John Neill
John Neill (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 3 of the Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals. He served on the court from February 2019 to May 2021.[1]
Neill was a judge of Texas District 18 from 1998 to 2019. Gov. George W. Bush appointed Neill to the Texas District 18 court.[2]
Education
Neill received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University and his J.D. from St. Mary's University.[3]
Career
- 2019-2021: Justice, Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals
- 1998-2019: Judge, Texas District 18
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Neill was an attorney in private practice.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent John Neill won election in the general election for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Neill (R) | 100.0 | 394,964 |
| Total votes: 394,964 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent John Neill advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Neill | 100.0 | 117,091 |
| Total votes: 117,091 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[4] Incumbent John Neill ran unopposed in the Texas 18th District Court Republican primary.[5]
| Texas 18th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 John Neill Incumbent | ||
John Neill won without opposition in the general election.
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.[6]
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."[7]
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;*[8]
- 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.[6]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[6]
2012
Neill was re-elected without opposition to the 18th District Court.[9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Neill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Waco-Tribune Herald, "Neill resigns from Waco's 10th Court of Appeals," May 15, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LA Times, "Special counsel to investigate whether Toyota hid evidence in rollover case, February 4, 2011
- ↑ Martindale.com, "John E. Neill," accessed January 9, 2019
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
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