Michael Edward Mery

Michael Edward Mery

Democratic Party

Texas 144th District Court

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Predecessor: Ray Olivarri (D)

Prior offices:

Texas 37th District Court

Year left office: 2020

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Cornell University

Law

University of Texas, Austin

Michael Edward Mery (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 144th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Mery (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 144th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.

Biography

Michael Mery received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Mery was a judge for the Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 until 2010.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2026)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Texas 144th District Court

Michael De Leon (D) is running in the general election for Texas 144th District Court on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael De Leon (D)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court

Michael De Leon (D) defeated incumbent Michael Edward Mery (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael De Leon	56.8	85,707
		Michael Edward Mery	43.2	65,215

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 150,922
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled.

Endorsements

Mery received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• Asian American Democrats of Texas

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 144th District Court

Incumbent Michael Edward Mery defeated Lorina Rummel in the general election for Texas 144th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Edward Mery (D)	56.2	291,984
		Lorina Rummel (R)	43.8	227,813

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 519,797
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court

Incumbent Michael Edward Mery advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Edward Mery	100.0	80,521

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 144th District Court

Lorina Rummel advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 144th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lorina Rummel	100.0	66,071

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,071
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2020

Special election

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)

General election

Special general election for Texas 144th District Court

Michael Edward Mery defeated Melisa Skinner in the special general election for Texas 144th District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Edward Mery (D)	55.8	410,346
	Submit photo	Melisa Skinner (R)	44.2	324,743

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 735,089
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Regular election

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Texas 37th District Court

Nicole Garza defeated Joseph P. Appelt in the general election for Texas 37th District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicole Garza (D)	58.6	431,259
	Submit photo	Joseph P. Appelt (R)	41.4	304,218

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 735,477
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 37th District Court

Nicole Garza defeated incumbent Michael Edward Mery in the Democratic primary for Texas 37th District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicole Garza	71.2	109,166
		Michael Edward Mery	28.8	44,083

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 153,249
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 37th District Court

Joseph P. Appelt advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 37th District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joseph P. Appelt	100.0	70,981

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,981
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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Mery won re-election without opposition on November 8, 2016.

2010

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (A-B)

Mery was defeated by Scott Roberts in the general election.

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Michael Edward Mery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Michael Edward Mery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Michael Edward Mery did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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