Ken Wise
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2013 - Present
2026
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Ken Wise (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 7 of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Wise (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Wise received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.[1]
Career
Prior to joining the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals in 2013, Wise was a judge on the 334th District Court, a position to which he was appointed by Governor Perry in February of 2011. He is also a former judge on the 152nd District Court, a former partner of Fridge, Resendez and Wise LLC and has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center.[1][2]
Awards and associations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Texas Bar Foundation
- Member, Houston Bar Foundation
- Member and past president, Executives Association of Houston
- Director, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Director, Former Texas Rangers Foundation[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Ken Wise defeated Tamika Craft in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Wise (R) | 50.4 | 1,162,733 | |
 | Tamika Craft (D) | 49.6 | 1,143,040 | |
| Total votes: 2,305,773 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Tamika Craft defeated Cheri Thomas in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamika Craft | 59.4 | 127,245 |
 | Cheri Thomas | 40.6 | 86,910 | |
| Total votes: 214,155 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamika Craft | 39.3 | 137,821 |
| ✔ | | Cheri Thomas | 24.9 | 87,207 |
| Walter Kronzer | 12.8 | 44,742 | ||
| Dominic Merino | 11.6 | 40,548 | ||
| Lennon Wright | 7.0 | 24,521 | ||
| Velda Faulkner | 4.5 | 15,943 | ||
| Total votes: 350,782 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Ken Wise advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ken Wise | 100.0 | 277,757 | |
| Total votes: 277,757 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Wise ran for re-election to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Gordon Goodman in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 58.2 percent of the vote.
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Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[5]
| Place 7 Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Gordon Goodman | 852 |
| Ken Wise | 1719 |
2012
Wise ran for re-election to the 334th District Court and defeated challenger Donna Roth with 50.3% of the vote.[6][7]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ken Wise did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals, "Ken Wise official biography," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Texas Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Perry Appoints Wise as Judge of the 334th District Court," February 17, 2011
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Austin")
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Judicial Poll results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "General Election Summary," 2012 Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ Harris County, Texas, "General Elections Results," 2012
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