Kent Walston
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Kent Walston is a judge of the 58th District Court in Texas. He was elected in 2014 to a four-year term commencing January 1, 2015, and expiring on December 31, 2018.[1] [2] Walston ran unopposed in 2018 and was re-elected for a second term expiring December 31, 2022.[3]
Elections
2018
See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2018
Walston ran for re-election to the 58th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.[4]
General: He ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2018.[5]
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Walston ran for election to the 58th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Tom Rugg, Sr. in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 55.7 percent of the vote.
[1][6]
Education
Walston earned a B.B.A. from Lamar University, going on to receive his J.D. from Baylor University.[7]
Career
Prior to his election to the 58th District Court, Walston was a municipal court judge for the City of Nederland. He previously worked as an attorney in private practice in Jefferson County and gained over nine years of experience in law enforcement.[7]
See also
External links
- Official campaign website of Kent Walston, cached August 24, 2014
- Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
- Texas Courts Online
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Judicial selection in Texas
- ↑ SE Texas Record, "Despite running unopposed, JC trial lawyers dump tens of thousands of dollars into Judge Walston’s coffers," May 16, 2018
- ↑ SE Texas Record, "Despite running unopposed, JC trial lawyers dump tens of thousands of dollars into Judge Walston’s coffers," May 6, 2018
- ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "General, Special, and Joint Election 11/06/2018," accessed January 16, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Official campaign website of Kent Walston, accessed August 24, 2014
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
