Luis Aguilar (Texas district court judge)
Luis Aguilar (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 243rd District Court. He left office in 2018.
Aguilar (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for judge of the Texas 243rd District Court. He did not appear on the ballot for the special Democratic primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Aguilar received his J.D. from the University of Michigan. Prior to his judicial election, Aguilar was an attorney in private practice.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
Special general election for Texas 243rd District Court
Selena Solis won election in the special general election for Texas 243rd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Selena Solis (D) | 100.0 | 149,527 | |
| Total votes: 149,527 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Selena Solis advanced from the special Democratic primary runoff for Texas 243rd District Court.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luis Aguilar (D)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Texas 243rd District Court
Selena Solis and incumbent Luis Aguilar advanced to a runoff. They defeated Feliciano Castanon and Roberto Ramos in the special Democratic primary for Texas 243rd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Selena Solis | 47.3 | 22,359 | |
| ✔ | Luis Aguilar | 23.8 | 11,246 | |
| Feliciano Castanon | 15.5 | 7,341 | ||
| Roberto Ramos | 13.3 | 6,293 | ||
| Total votes: 47,239 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Aguilar ran for re-election to the 243rd District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 51.9 percent of the vote. He competed against Alyssa G. Perez.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Aguilar ran for election to the 243rd District Court and defeated incumbent Bill D. Hicks with 64.8% of the vote.[5][6] Aguilar had defeated fellow Democrat Richard Contreras in the primary election.
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.[7]
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."[8]
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;*[9]
- 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.[7]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[7]
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook campaign page
- ↑ 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 "El Paso")
- ↑ El Paso County Board of Elections, "Election Results Combined Official Final," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
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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
