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Lewis White (Texas)
Lewis White (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Number 1 judge of the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
White was a 2016 candidate for the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas.[1] He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
In the 2016 primary, White ran as a Republican. In the 2022 primary, he ran as a Democrat.
Education
White earned his bachelor's degree in political science from McMurray University. He later received his J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.[2]
Career
White is a private practice attorney. He previously worked as an assistant district attorney with the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office and the chief of juvenile for the Waller County District Attorney's Office.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Chris Morales defeated JaPaula Kemp in the general election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Morales (R)  | 51.3 | 124,417 |
 | JaPaula Kemp (D) | 48.7 | 118,162 | |
| Total votes: 242,579 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1
JaPaula Kemp defeated Lewis White in the Democratic primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | JaPaula Kemp | 62.1 | 21,186 |
 | Lewis White | 37.9 | 12,954 | |
| Total votes: 34,140 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Chris Morales advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Morales | 100.0 | 33,211 |
| Total votes: 33,211 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Sherman Hatton Jr. defeated Dean Hrbacek in the general election for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Hatton Jr. (D) | 53.4 | 133,252 | |
| Dean Hrbacek (R) | 46.6 | 116,508 | ||
| Total votes: 249,760 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6
Sherman Hatton Jr. and Dean Hrbacek defeated Lewis White in the primary for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sherman Hatton Jr. (D) | 45.6 | 25,362 | |
| ✔ | Dean Hrbacek (R) | 37.4 | 20,792 | |
| Lewis White (R) | 17.1 | 9,508 | |
| Total votes: 55,662 | |||
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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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lewis White did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
White's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
| “ |
Lewis has a great passion for juvenile law. Juvenile cases will comprise a large portion of the docket in Fort Bend County Court #5. Juvenile law has nuances, and requires a judge with discernment. The judge must understand when a juvenile deserves a second chance, and when a juvenile is a threat to society. Lewis has this discernment. Lewis’s judicial philosophy is that a judge is not to make the law, but to “call balls and strikes” based on the law of the land. He is running for judge because his life’s purpose is servant leadership. He is committed to serving and being “firm but fair” as a judge for Fort Bend County. [4] |
” |
| —Lewis White (2016), [2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlist - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lewis White for Judge, "About Lewis," accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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