Linda Storey

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Linda Storey

Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, 1990

Law

South Texas College of Law, 1993

Linda Storey (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 in Texas. She left office in 2018.

Storey (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 in Texas. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

She was elected to the position in 2006.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3

LaShawn Williams defeated incumbent Linda Storey in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LaShawn Williams (D)	54.6	643,048
		Linda Storey (R)	45.4	534,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,177,654
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3

LaShawn Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LaShawn Williams	100.0	130,784

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 130,784
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3

Incumbent Linda Storey advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Storey	100.0	110,680

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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Storey ran for re-election to the Harris County Civil Court at Law.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Gloria Cantu Minnick in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.2 percent of the vote. 

2010

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (H)

Storey defeated Democrat Damon Crenshaw in the general election for the Harris County Civil Court at Law, winning 56.1% of the vote.

Education

Storey earned a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1990, going on to receive her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1993.

Career

• 2007-2018: Judge, Harris County Civil Court at Law
• 1998-2006: Assistant county attorney, Harris County Attorney's Office
• 1993-1998: Associate attorney, Mahar & Somyak

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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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

Harris County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Harris County, Texas Harris County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2018 Public policy in Texas Endorsers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Official campaign website of Linda Storey
• Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
• Texas Courts Online

Footnotes

Texas courts

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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