Lisa K. Jarrett
Lisa K. Jarrett (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 436th District Court. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on December 31, 2022.
Jarrett (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 436th District Court. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 436th District Court
Incumbent Lisa K. Jarrett won election in the general election for Texas 436th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa K. Jarrett (R) | 100.0 | 305,245 |
| Total votes: 305,245 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 436th District Court
Incumbent Lisa K. Jarrett advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 436th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa K. Jarrett | 100.0 | 50,034 |
| Total votes: 50,034 | |||
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2014
Jarrett ran for re-election to the 436th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Eddie Bravenec in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 56.4 percent of the vote. [1][2][3]
2010
Jarrett defeated Rose Marie Gonzalez in the general election for the 436th District Court, winning 55.6% of the vote.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[5]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[7]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
Education
Jarrett received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas in 1990, and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1993.[8]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, 436th District Court
- 1997-2009: Attorney in private practice
- 1996-1997: Prosecutor, Bexar County
- 1993-1996: Prosecutor, Harris County[8]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2010/2011: Woman of the Year, National Association of Professional Women
Associations
- Co-chair, Community Justice Project
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Friends of Communities in Schools
- Member, Juvenile Justice Advisory Board for the State of Texas
- Member, Mexican American Bar Association
- Member, San Antonio Bar Association
- Member, San Antonio/Bexar County Joint Committee on Truancy
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Board member & vice chair, Healthy Futures
- Board member, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid[8]
See also
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External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
- ↑ Bexar County Board of Elections, "Election Results," 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Keep Judge Lisa K. Jarrett, "Qualifications," archived August 15, 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
