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Linda Molina
Linda Molina (Republican Party) ran for election for the Number 5 judge of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. Molina lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Molina twice previously ran for a seat on the Bexar County Court at Law in Texas.[1] Molina was defeated in her bid for the Number 5 seat in the general election on November 8, 2016, and she was defeated in her bid for the Number 9 seat in 2014.[2]
Biography
Linda Molina earned a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish from Southern Methodist University in 1996, a master's degree in Spanish from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1998, and a J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2001.[3] Her career experience includes working as an assistant attorney general at the Office of the Attorney General in Austin, Texas and as an assistant district attorney at the Bexar County District Attorney's Office. She practices law at The Molina Law Practice in San Antonio, Texas.[4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent John A. Longoria defeated Julie Bray Patterson in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John A. Longoria (D) | 57.0 | 304,510 |
 | Julie Bray Patterson (R)  | 43.0 | 229,255 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 533,767 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Incumbent John A. Longoria advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John A. Longoria | 100.0 | 67,957 |
| Total votes: 67,957 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5
Julie Bray Patterson defeated Linda Molina in the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Bray Patterson | 56.0 | 31,329 |
| Linda Molina | 44.0 | 24,643 | ||
| Total votes: 55,972 | |||
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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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- 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.
2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[6] Linda Molina ran unopposed in the Bexar County Criminal Court at Law Republican primary for Seat 5.[1]
| Bexar County Criminal Court at Law (Number 5), Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linda Molina (unopposed) |
100.00% | 84,186 |
| Total Votes | 84,186 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent John Longoria defeated Linda Molina in the Bexar County Court at Law general election for Seat 5.
| Bexar County Court at Law (Number 5), General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Longoria Incumbent |
54.09% | 306,744 | |
| Republican | Linda Molina | 45.91% | 260,406 | |
| Total Votes | 567,150 | |||
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "Official Results," November 16, 2016 | ||||
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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- 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.
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Molina ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 9
Primary: She was defeated in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 37.5 percent of the vote. She competed against Walden Shelton.[2][7][8]
See also
External links
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- Campaign website
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- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Linda Molina for Judge, "Education," accessed February 12, 2018
- ↑ Linda Molina for Judge, "Legal experience," accessed February 12, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
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
