Karen Sage

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Karen Sage

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Democratic Party

Texas 299th District Court

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

11

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Law

University of Minnesota

Karen Sage (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 299th District Court. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Sage (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 299th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Biography

Sage earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota. Sage was an assistant district attorney for Travis County, Texas, prior to joining the court.

Elections

2022

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

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Karen Sage won election in the general election for Texas 299th District Court.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 299th District Court

Incumbent Karen Sage advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 299th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Sage	100.0	88,473

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2018

General election

General election for Texas 299th District Court

Incumbent Karen Sage won election in the general election for Texas 299th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Sage (D)	100.0	351,239

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 299th District Court

Incumbent Karen Sage advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 299th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Sage	100.0	94,180

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 94,180
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sage ran for re-election to the 299th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Sage ran for election to the 299th District Court. She won the primary runoff election April 13, 2010, against Mindy Montford for the Democratic spot on the November ballot. Sage was elected without opposition in November, as no Republicans entered the race.

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.

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."

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;*
• 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.

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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