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Joseph Willie II
Joseph Willie II (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
Willie was a 2016 candidate for Precinct 7 Harris County Justice of the Peace in Texas.
Biography
Joseph Willie II lives in Houston, Texas. Willie served in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1978 and reached the rank of Airman, the United States Air Force Reserve from 1985 to 2001 and reached the rank of Captain, and the United States Navy Reserve and reached the rank of Captain.[1]
He earned a B.S. in biology from Tennessee State University in 1978, a D.D.S. from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1982, and a J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1991. Willie’s career experience includes working as an attorney with his own law practice and a dentist with his own general dentistry firm.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Jerry Zimmerer defeated incumbent Brett Busby in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Zimmerer (D) | 51.2 | 884,260 |
 | Brett Busby (R)  | 48.8 | 842,634 | |
| Total votes: 1,726,894 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Jerry Zimmerer defeated Joseph Willie II in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Zimmerer | 51.2 | 96,401 |
| Joseph Willie II | 48.8 | 91,963 | ||
| Total votes: 188,364 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Brett Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Busby |
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2016
Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[2] The following candidates ran in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Democratic primary.
| Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Hilary H. Green Incumbent |
29.53% | 7,954 |
| Cheryl Elliott Thornton |
19.08% | 5,138 |
| Jerome Provost | 17.33% | 4,669 |
| Desmond Spivey | 10.54% | 2,839 |
| Elijah Lewis | 8.01% | 2,158 |
| Joseph Willie II | 8.00% | 2,154 |
| Keryl Douglas | 4.51% | 1,214 |
| Fred Reynolds | 3.00% | 808 |
| Total Votes | 26,934 | |
| Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 Democratic Primary Results," March 8, 2016 | ||
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Footnotes
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
