Latosha Payne
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2019 - Present
2026
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Latosha Payne (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 55th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Payne (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 55th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 55th District Court
Incumbent Latosha Payne defeated Nile Copeland in the general election for Texas 55th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne (D) | 51.2 | 548,194 | |
 | Nile Copeland (R) | 48.8 | 523,089 | |
| Total votes: 1,071,283 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court
Incumbent Latosha Payne advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne | 100.0 | 144,636 | |
| Total votes: 144,636 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court
Nile Copeland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nile Copeland | 100.0 | 144,094 |
| Total votes: 144,094 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 55th District Court
Latosha Payne defeated incumbent Jeff Shadwick in the general election for Texas 55th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne (D) | 54.8 | 648,632 | |
| Jeff Shadwick (R) | 45.2 | 535,488 | ||
| Total votes: 1,184,120 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court
Latosha Payne defeated Paul Simon in the Democratic primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Latosha Payne | 70.2 | 101,038 | |
| Paul Simon | 29.8 | 42,981 | ||
| Total votes: 144,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court
Incumbent Jeff Shadwick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 55th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Shadwick | 100.0 | 116,830 | |
| Total votes: 116,830 | |||
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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.[1]
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."[2]
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;*[3]
- 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.[1]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Latosha Payne did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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
