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Maricela Moore
2023 - Present
2028
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Maricela Moore (Democratic Party) is a judge for Seat 4 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Moore (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Seat 4 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Maricela Moore was born in Austin, Texas. Moore earned her B.S. from Boston College in 1997. She later received her J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 2001. Moore runs her own legal practice. She previously worked as a partner at Farrow-Gillespie & Health LLP.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Maricela Moore defeated Emily Miskel in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maricela Moore (D) | 50.8 | 572,345 |
 | Emily Miskel (R)  | 49.2 | 553,846 | |
| Total votes: 1,126,191 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Maricela Moore advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maricela Moore | 100.0 | 154,697 |
| Total votes: 154,697 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Emily Miskel advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Miskel | 100.0 | 162,174 |
| Total votes: 162,174 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 162nd District Court
Incumbent Maricela Moore defeated Jordan Montgomery Lewis in the general election for Texas 162nd District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maricela Moore (D) | 64.0 | 574,334 |
 | Jordan Montgomery Lewis (R) | 36.0 | 323,316 | |
| Total votes: 897,650 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 162nd District Court
Incumbent Maricela Moore defeated Marilynn Mayse in the Democratic primary for Texas 162nd District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maricela Moore | 62.6 | 126,658 |
 | Marilynn Mayse | 37.4 | 75,793 | |
| Total votes: 202,451 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 162nd District Court
Jordan Montgomery Lewis advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 162nd District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jordan Montgomery Lewis | 100.0 | 72,806 |
| Total votes: 72,806 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Maricela Moore defeated Gregory Gorman in the Texas 162nd District Court general election.
| Texas 162nd District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Maricela Moore |
59.95% | 439,352 | |
| Republican | Gregory Gorman | 40.05% | 293,453 | |
| Total Votes | 732,805 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official Cumulative Results," accessed December 8, 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.[2]
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."[3]
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;*[4]
- 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.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maricela Moore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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Maricela Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moore's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Fairness is the most important thing to look for in a judge. When you go to court, you want to be sure you are heard and that the process results in justice.
- Experience is also critical in a judge. Civil courts handle complex matters. Judge Moore is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law and has years of civil experience.
- A judge can look beyond her court for ways to make the system better. Judge Moore is dedicated to reforming the jury participation system, making sure people have access to legal representation, and supporting young law students.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
Officeholder Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maricela Moore for Judge, "About," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
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