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Ken Molberg
Ken Molberg (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 12 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Molberg (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Place 12 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ken Molberg lives in Dallas, Texas. He earned a J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Molberg’s professional experience includes working as a partner with Wilson, Williams, & Molberg, P.C.[1]
Associations
- Texas Employment Lawyers Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Mike Lee defeated incumbent Ken Molberg in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Lee (R)  | 50.8 | 771,073 |
 | Ken Molberg (D) | 49.2 | 747,477 | |
| Total votes: 1,518,550 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Incumbent Ken Molberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Molberg | 100.0 | 141,012 |
| Total votes: 141,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Mike Lee advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Lee | 100.0 | 188,884 |
| Total votes: 188,884 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Molberg in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Ken Molberg defeated Jim Pikl in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Molberg (D) | 53.5 | 637,698 |
 | Jim Pikl (R) | 46.5 | 554,098 | |
| Total votes: 1,191,796 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Jim Pikl defeated William Johnson in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Pikl | 56.9 | 21,893 |
 | William Johnson | 43.1 | 16,558 | |
| Total votes: 38,451 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Ken Molberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Molberg |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12
Jim Pikl and William Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Perry Cockerell in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Pikl | 41.4 | 60,794 |
| ✔ | | William Johnson | 39.5 | 58,044 |
 | Perry Cockerell | 19.1 | 27,974 | |
| Total votes: 146,812 | |||
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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.[3] Incumbent Ken Molberg ran unopposed in the Texas 95th District Court Democratic primary.[4]
| Texas 95th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ken Molberg Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 102,448 |
| Total Votes | 102,448 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Ken Molberg 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.[5]
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."[6]
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;*[7]
- 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.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
2012
Molberg was re-elected without opposition to the 95th District Court.[8]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ken Molberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Re-Elect Judge Ken Molberg, "About the Judge," accessed February 11, 2018
- ↑ Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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 Results," November 6, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 2019-2024 |
Succeeded by Mike Lee (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Texas 95th District Court 2009-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
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