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Missy Medary
Missy Medary (Republican Party) (also known as Mary) is a judge of the Texas 347th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Medary (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 347th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
In 2011, Medary filled the vacancy left by Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Commenting on her appointment to the Texas District 347 bench, Medary said:
| “ | I'm thrilled. I'm very honored to receive the appointment by the governor. Judge Ramos is an excellent jurist. I'm humbled to be appointed to take her place.[1][2] | ” |
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 347th District Court
Incumbent Missy Medary won election in the general election for Texas 347th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Missy Medary (R) | 100.0 | 88,762 |
| Total votes: 88,762 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 347th District Court
Incumbent Missy Medary advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 347th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Missy Medary | 100.0 | 17,106 |
| Total votes: 17,106 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Medary in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 347th District Court
Incumbent Missy Medary defeated Deborah Rios in the general election for Texas 347th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Missy Medary (R) | 59.1 | 72,322 |
 | Deborah Rios (D) | 40.9 | 50,079 | |
| Total votes: 122,401 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 347th District Court
Deborah Rios advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 347th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Rios | 100.0 | 17,482 |
| Total votes: 17,482 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 347th District Court
Incumbent Missy Medary defeated Guy Williams in the Republican primary for Texas 347th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Missy Medary | 79.7 | 12,745 |
| Guy Williams | 20.3 | 3,237 | ||
| Total votes: 15,982 | |||
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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 Mary Medary ran unopposed in the Texas 347th District Court Republican primary.[4]
| Texas 347th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Mary Medary Incumbent | ||
Missy Medary 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.[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]
2012
Medary ran for re-election to the 347th District Court and defeated challenger Rene C. Flores with 56.2 percent of the vote.[8][9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Missy Medary did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Missy Medary did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Medary received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri and her from the California Western School of Law in San Diego.[1]
Career
At the time of taking the 347th bench, Judge Medary had been a municipal judge for nine years. Before that she was a prosecutor in Nueces and Harris counties.[1]
Awards and associations
Medary has been involved with the following organizations: Texas Women Lawyers Association, the Corpus Christi Commission on Children and Youth and Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center board.State Bar of Texas, Nueces County Bar Association, Corpus Christi Bar Association, the Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association and the Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ Nueces County, Texas, "2012 General Election Results"
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
