Karl Alexander
Karl Alexander (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 187th District Court. Alexander lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Alexander received his bachelor's degree in forestry from Texas A&M University and his Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University. His professional experience includes working as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. He has been a team member on the Multi Disciplinary Team for Bexar County child abuse and fatality cases. He has been affiliated with St. Vincent de Paul Society. The 2018 election is his first time running for office.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 187th District Court
Stephanie R. Boyd defeated Karl Alexander in the general election for Texas 187th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie R. Boyd (D) | 58.7 | 313,388 |
 | Karl Alexander (R) | 41.3 | 220,475 | |
| Total votes: 533,863 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas 187th District Court
Karl Alexander defeated incumbent Joey Contreras in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 187th District Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Alexander | 55.6 | 13,759 |
 | Joey Contreras | 44.4 | 11,002 | |
| Total votes: 24,761 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court
Stephanie R. Boyd advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie R. Boyd | 100.0 | 68,885 |
| Total votes: 68,885 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court
Karl Alexander and incumbent Joey Contreras advanced to a runoff. They defeated Virginia Maurer, Veronica Legarreta, and Jan Ischy-Prins in the Republican primary for Texas 187th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Alexander | 32.0 | 18,092 |
| ✔ | | Joey Contreras | 24.0 | 13,575 |
| Virginia Maurer | 19.4 | 10,977 | ||
| Veronica Legarreta | 13.4 | 7,568 | ||
 | Jan Ischy-Prins | 11.1 | 6,268 | |
| Total votes: 56,480 | |||
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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.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[2]
- 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
2018
Alexander provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I am running to help stop the re-victimization of sexual and physical abuse victims by the judicial system.[1][3] | ” |
| —Karl Alexander, 2018 | ||
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 17, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
