Mary S. Cunningham
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Mary S. Cunningham was a judge of the Llano County Court in Texas. She was elected in 2014, effective January 1, 2015, for a term that expired on January 1, 2019.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Cunningham ran for election to the Llano County Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Noteworthy events
Texas county gets its first female judge (2014)
- See also: JP Election Brief: Runoffs, retentions and a special election, July 24, 2014
The judicial primaries on March 4 yielded a win for Republican Mary S. Cunningham, who will run unopposed in the general election for the Llano County Court this November. Cunningham was slated as the county's first female judge. She moved to Llano from Houston years ago to work as a court-appointed attorney for the 434rd and 33rd judicial districts.[3]
According to Cunningham, the City of Llano—whose motto is "The Way Texas Used to Be"—is more forward-thinking than one might expect for a municipality of its size.[3]
| “ | I had always had this false perception that small towns were kinda closed. We moved up here (from Houston), and I didn’t find that at all. If you show them you can make good decisions, you’re interested in doing a good job and you’re going to look after their money, they’re pretty much happy.[4] | ” |
| —Mary S. Cunningham[3] | ||
This "openness" also extends to the nearby county of Burnet, whose political leaders have included not only female county judges (like Donna S. Klaeger) but a female mayor (Nona Fox) as well. Fox commented to Daily Trib, "I think we have great female leaders. I think attitude has a lot to do with it—attitude and desire."[3]
Female leadership in Llano and Burnet Counties is a legacy traceable even though the early 1900s, before women were granted voting rights in 1920. Public officials like Ophelia "Birdie" Crosby Harwood (elected chief magistrate of Marble Falls in 1917 and appointed municipal judge in 1935) paved the way early on for women to occupy positions of influence.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Daily Trib, "Leading ladies blaze trails in Burnet, Llano counties," July 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
