Michael Gomez (Harris County, Texas)
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2028
Michael Gomez is a judge of the Texas 129th District Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Gomez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 129th District Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Gomez received his undergraduate degree from Rice University and his J.D. from University of Houston Law Center.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 129th District Court
Incumbent Michael Gomez defeated Will Archer in the general election for Texas 129th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gomez (D) | 51.5 | 754,949 | |
| Will Archer (R) | 48.5 | 709,841 | ||
| Total votes: 1,464,790 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 129th District Court
Incumbent Michael Gomez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 129th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gomez | 100.0 | 137,463 | |
| Total votes: 137,463 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 129th District Court
Will Archer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 129th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Will Archer | 100.0 | 143,806 | |
| Total votes: 143,806 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gomez in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 129th District Court
Incumbent Michael Gomez defeated Will Archer in the general election for Texas 129th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gomez (D) | 55.5 | 868,327 | |
| Will Archer (R) | 44.5 | 695,805 | ||
| Total votes: 1,564,132 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 129th District Court
Incumbent Michael Gomez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 129th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gomez | 100.0 | 233,290 | |
| Total votes: 233,290 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 129th District Court
Will Archer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 129th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Will Archer | 100.0 | 154,920 | |
| Total votes: 154,920 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Michael Gomez ran unopposed in the Texas 129th District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 129th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Gomez Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 150,749 |
| Total Votes | 150,749 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Michael Gomez defeated Sophia Mafrige in the Texas 129th District Court general election.
| Texas 129th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Gomez Incumbent |
53.39% | 678,031 | |
| Republican | Sophia Mafrige | 46.61% | 591,916 | |
| Total Votes | 1,269,947 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
2012
Gomez ran for re-election to the 129th District Court where he faced the winner of the July 31, 2012 primary runoff between judicial candidates Michael Landrum and Chris Gillett in the general election.[7] Landrum won the runoff and faced Gomez in the general election, where Gomez defeated Landrum with 50.2% of the vote.[8][9] Republican candidates Frank Powell Pierce and Edward Casanova were defeated in the May 31, 2012 primary.[10][9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
2010
Gomez ran for a seat on the Texas Court of Appeals (First District, Place 4), but was defeated by incumbent Evelyn Keyes in the general election.[11] He retained his seat on the 129th District court.
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Gomez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Gomez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
Associations
- Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
- Texas Bar Foundation and Houston Bar Foundation[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harris County District Court Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ KatyTimes.com-Cruz, Sadler win in primary runoffs
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections Results
- ↑ GuidryNews.com-Harris County Primary Election Results-May 29, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Live Unofficial 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
