Maggie Perez-Jaramillo
Maggie Perez-Jaramillo is a judge of the Texas 458th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Perez-Jaramillo (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 400th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Perez-Jaramillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Greg Abbott (R) appointed Perez-Jaramillo to the Texas 458th District Court on December 20, 2024 to replace Chad Bridges (R).
Biography
Maggie Jaramillo was born in Tecolotlan Jalisco, Mexico. Jaramillo earned her undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University and her J.D. from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Prior to joining the court, Jaramillo was an attorney in private practice. She also served as assistant county attorney for Starr County, Texas. She has been affiliated with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 400th District Court
Tameika Carter defeated incumbent Maggie Perez-Jaramillo in the general election for Texas 400th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tameika Carter (D) | 51.5 | 173,558 |
 | Maggie Perez-Jaramillo (R)  | 48.5 | 163,468 | |
| Total votes: 337,026 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court
Tameika Carter defeated Derek Obialo in the Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tameika Carter | 73.5 | 41,803 |
 | Derek Obialo | 26.5 | 15,060 | |
| Total votes: 56,863 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court
Incumbent Maggie Perez-Jaramillo advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Perez-Jaramillo | 100.0 | 46,385 |
| Total votes: 46,385 | |||
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Endorsements
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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 Maggie Jaramillo defeated Joshua Estes in the Texas 400th District Court Republican primary.[4]
| Texas 400th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maggie Jaramillo Incumbent |
62.69% | 29,469 |
| Joshua Estes | 37.31% | 17,540 |
| Total Votes | 47,009 | |
| Source: Fort Bend County, Texas, "REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION 3/1/2016," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Maggie Jaramillo defeated Teana Watson in the Texas 400th District Court general election.
| Texas 400th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Maggie Jaramillo Incumbent |
51.34% | 132,255 | |
| Democratic | Teana Watson | 48.66% | 125,356 | |
| Total Votes | 257,611 | |||
| Source: Fort Bend, Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed November 9, 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.[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]
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Jaramillo ran for election to the Fort Bend County Court at Law. She was defeated in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 22.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Frederick P. Forlano and Chris Morales.[8][9][10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maggie Perez-Jaramillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perez-Jaramillo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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for 18 years. On October 22, 2014, I was appointed by Governor Perry to the 400th Judicial District Court. My appointment was based on whom could best serve Fort Bend County and Texas. On Nov 8, 2016, I was elected to the court for a 4 year term. As the judge, I preside over the same types of criminal and civil cases that I used to handle as a practicing attorney. I have a record of results when it comes to these matters. Attorneys and colleagues say I am one of the hardest working courts in Fort Bend County. People know me and trust me. I am experienced, fair and dedicated to what I do.
- Experienced. Prior to taking the bench, I practiced for 18 years handling the same type of cases I now preside over. matters. These type of cases are routinely heard in my court and presents a problem to attorneys and litigants in getting their cases heard in a timely and accurate manner.
- Fair. My job is to apply the law to the facts in the case fairly consistent with justice.
- Dedicated. I am dedicated to the work that I do. I am proud of the fact that attorneys and colleagues say I am one of the hardest working courts in Fort Bend County.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The State of Texas Governor, "Gov. Perry Appoints Jaramillo as Judge of 400th Judicial District Court," October 22, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 17, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)," accessed October 24, 2014 (Search "Fort Bend")
- ↑ Fort Bend County Texas, "Republican Primary Results," March 4, 2014
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