Lee Harper Wilson
Lee Harper Wilson (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. Wilson assumed office on January 1, 2019. Wilson left office on December 31, 2022.
Wilson (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. Wilson won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Wilson was the Democratic candidate for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, No. 14 in 2010.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Lee Harper Wilson defeated incumbent Dan Jeffrey Spjut in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Harper Wilson (D) | 56.4 | 664,576 | |
Dan Jeffrey Spjut (R)  | 43.6 | 514,381 | ||
| Total votes: 1,178,957 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Lee Harper Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lee Harper Wilson | 100.0 | 129,515 | |
| Total votes: 129,515 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Incumbent Dan Jeffrey Spjut advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Jeffrey Spjut | 100.0 | 110,988 | |
| Total votes: 110,988 | |||
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2010
Wilson ran for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, No. 14. She was defeated by Republican Mike Fields in the general election.[2]
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
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)
- Harris County Criminal Court at Law, Texas
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
