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Kristen Mulliner
Kristen Mulliner (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 226th District Court. Mulliner lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Biography
Kristen Mulliner earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2004 and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2006. Her career experience includes working as an assistant district attorney at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office and practicing criminal defense at the Mulliner Law Firm, PLLC.[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 226th District Court
Velia Meza defeated Todd McCray in the general election for Texas 226th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Velia Meza (D) | 57.3 | 305,545 |
 | Todd McCray (R) | 42.7 | 227,963 | |
| Total votes: 533,508 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court
Todd McCray defeated Libby Wiedermann in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 226th District Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd McCray | 50.5 | 12,417 |
| Libby Wiedermann | 49.5 | 12,178 | ||
| Total votes: 24,595 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court
Velia Meza defeated Joel Perez in the Democratic primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Velia Meza | 65.9 | 49,552 |
| Joel Perez | 34.1 | 25,688 | ||
| Total votes: 75,240 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court
Libby Wiedermann and Todd McCray advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kristen Mulliner and David P. Martin in the Republican primary for Texas 226th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Libby Wiedermann | 27.6 | 15,339 | |
| ✔ | | Todd McCray | 26.7 | 14,828 |
| Kristen Mulliner | 23.7 | 13,195 | ||
| David P. Martin | 22.0 | 12,209 | ||
| Total votes: 55,571 | |||
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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.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- 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.
See also
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
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
