Lisa Lumley
Lisa Lumley was a 2016 candidate for the 348th District Court in Texas.[1] She was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Campaign themes
2016
Lumley's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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Award-Winning Legal Experience For more than 25 years, Lisa has been one of the area’s most accomplished and recognized conservative attorneys. She was recently voted a top attorney in Texas, as published in Fort Worth, Texas magazine. Highly regarded by her peers, Lisa is a frequent lecturer on difficult legal issues and has been named to multiple leadership positions within the legal community. Constitutional Conservative As a lifelong conservative, member of the Tarrant County Republican Party Executive Committee and daughter of a combat veteran, Lisa shares our conservative values. As an attorney, Lisa takes great pride in her work defending personal property rights, especially for veterans who risk their lives defending our country. As our new judge, we can trust Lisa to uphold and defend our constitutional rights. [2] |
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| —Lisa Lumley (2016), [3] | ||
Elections
2016
| Texas 348th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Wallach |
45.77% | 69,674 |
| Brooke Allen |
29.10% | 44,297 |
| Lisa Lumley | 25.13% | 38,262 |
| Total Votes | 152,233 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Endorsements
2016
Lumley received the following endorsements prior to the Republican primary:
- Bobby Hardin, President, Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association
- Tarrant County Commissioner J.D. Johnson
- Dan Fernandez, President, Arlington Tea Party
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lisa for Judge, "Home," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
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
