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Levi J. Benton
Levi J. Benton was a judge of the Texas 215th District Court.
Benton (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 5 judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. Benton lost in the Republican primary on March 3, 2020.
Education
Benton received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1980. He went on to earn his J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1992.[1]
Career
- 2010-Present: Partner, Levi Benton & Associates PLLC, Benton Massey PLLC/Benton Massey LLP
- 2009-2010: Partner, Strasburger & Price LLP
- 1999-2008: Judge, Texas District 215
- 1992-1999: Director, Phillips & Akers, P.C.
- 1987-1992: CFO, American Medical Intl. Bellaire Hospital
- 1984-1987: American Medical International
- 1983: Price Waterhouse
- 1983: CPA, Davis, Graves & Company
- 1980-1983: Arthur Andersen & Company[1][2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2005: Best Civil Trial Judge of the Year, Houston Press
- 2004: Trial Judge of the Year, Texas Association of Trial & Appellate Specialists[1][2]
Associations
- 2003-Present: Appointed member, Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee
- 2002-Present: Appointed member, Uniform Law Commission
- 1992: Admitted to Texas Bar
- 1982: Certified Public Accountant
- Appointed member, Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Amparo Guerra defeated incumbent Terry Adams in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amparo Guerra (D) | 50.1 | 1,155,448 |
| Terry Adams (R) | 49.9 | 1,150,910 | ||
| Total votes: 2,306,358 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Terry Adams defeated James Lombardino in the Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Adams | 69.2 | 89,844 | |
| James Lombardino | 30.8 | 40,064 | ||
| Total votes: 129,908 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Amparo Guerra defeated Timothy Hootman in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amparo Guerra | 67.8 | 235,483 |
| Timothy Hootman | 32.2 | 112,072 | ||
| Total votes: 347,555 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Terry Adams and James Lombardino advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chad Bridges and Levi J. Benton in the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Adams | 32.5 | 91,384 | |
| ✔ | James Lombardino | 28.5 | 80,158 | |
 | Chad Bridges | 25.4 | 71,372 | |
| Levi J. Benton | 13.7 | 38,472 | ||
| Total votes: 281,386 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Levi J. Benton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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