Michael Galligan

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Michael Galligan

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

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Michael Galligan (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Probate Court No. 4 in Texas. Galligan lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Probate Court No. 4

James Horwitz defeated incumbent Christine Riddle Butts in the general election for Harris County Probate Court No. 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Horwitz (D)	54.5	642,956
		Christine Riddle Butts (R)	45.5	536,613

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,179,569
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 4

James Horwitz defeated Michael Galligan in the Democratic primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Horwitz	51.5	69,396
		Michael Galligan	48.5	65,374

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 134,770
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 4

Incumbent Christine Riddle Butts advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Probate Court No. 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Riddle Butts	100.0	111,615

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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the probate 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.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• 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.

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

Footnotes

Texas courts

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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