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Juan Aguirre (Texas)
Juan Aguirre (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 in Texas. Aguirre lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16
Linda Garcia defeated Ashley Guice in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Garcia (R) | 50.8 | 742,824 | |
| Ashley Guice (D) | 49.2 | 718,067 | ||
| Total votes: 1,460,891 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16
Ashley Guice defeated Juan Aguirre in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ashley Guice | 66.7 | 100,381 | |
 | Juan Aguirre | 33.3 | 50,140 | |
| Total votes: 150,521 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16
Linda Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Linda Garcia | 100.0 | 142,891 | |
| Total votes: 142,891 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Aguirre in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Cassandra Holleman defeated John Spjut in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cassandra Holleman (D) | 55.6 | 655,917 |
| John Spjut (R) | 44.4 | 523,050 | ||
| Total votes: 1,178,967 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Cassandra Holleman defeated Juan Aguirre in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassandra Holleman | 57.6 | 80,686 |
| Juan Aguirre | 42.4 | 59,466 | |
| Total votes: 140,152 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
John Spjut advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Spjut | 100.0 | 110,428 | |
| Total votes: 110,428 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Juan Aguirre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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
