Luis Manuel Singleterry
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Luis Manuel Singleterry is a judge of the 92nd District Court in Texas. He was elected in 2014, effective January 1, 2015.[1] Singleterry won re-election without opposition in 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[2]
Elections
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.[3] Incumbent Luis Manuel Singleterry ran unopposed in the Texas 92nd District Court Democratic primary.[2]
| Texas 92nd District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Luis Manuel Singleterry Incumbent | ||
Luis Manuel Singleterry won without opposition in the general 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.[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]
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Singleterry ran for election to the 92nd District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 57.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Miguel Wise and Rey Ortiz.
General: He defeated Jaime E. Tijerina in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 63.3 percent of the vote.
[1][7][8]
Education
Singleterry received a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Houston. He graduated from Texas Southern University with his J.D. in 1998.[9]
Career
Prior to his election to the district court, Singleterry was a private trial attorney and a municipal judge for the City of Pharr.[9]
See also
External links
- Texas Secretary of State, "Elections Division"
- Texas Courts Online
- Valley Central, "Judge-elect Luis Manuel Singleterry fined in federal court," November 24, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Hidalgo County Board of Elections, "2014 Democratic Party Primary - Unofficial Results," March 10, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Facebook.com, "Judge Luis Manuel Singleterry for 92nd District Court: About," accessed May 7, 2015
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
