Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Mark Woerner
Mark Woerner (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 4 of the Nueces County Court at Law in Texas. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Woerner (Republican Party) won re-election for the Number 4 judge of the Nueces County Court at Law in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Woerner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Woerner earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany, going on to receive his J.D. from Vanderbilt University. He was admitted to the bar in 1979.[1] Before his election to the court, Woerner was an attorney with the Mark H. Woerner Law Office.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Mark Woerner won election in the general election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4
Incumbent Mark Woerner advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Woerner  | 100.0 | 15,651 |
| Total votes: 15,651 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
General election
General election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4
Incumbent Mark Woerner won election in the general election for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Woerner (R) | 100.0 | 59,050 |
| Total votes: 59,050 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4
Incumbent Mark Woerner advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Court at Law No. 4 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Woerner | 100.0 | 9,804 |
| Total votes: 9,804 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Woerner ran for election to the Nueces County Court at Law.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Carlos Valdez in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.3 percent of the vote.
[3][4]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Woerner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Woerner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
- I am fair.
- I am experienced.
- I am knowledgeable.
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Mark H. Woerner - Lawyer Profile," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mark H. Woerner," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ AliceTX.com, "March primary candidates for Nueces County," December 10, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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
