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Michael Keasler
Michael Keasler (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 6 of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 1999. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Keasler's term expired on December 31, 2020, due to a mandatory-retirement provision in the Texas Constitution. Click here for more information on the process for selecting Keasler's replacement. His term was originally supposed to end on December 31, 2022.
Education
Judge Michael E. Keasler earned his B.A. and L.L.B. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Career
In 1969, Keasler was appointed assistant district attorney for Dallas County. He remained there until 1981, when he became judge of the 292nd District Court in Dallas, where he remained for 17 years. In 1998, he was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[1]
Awards and associations
- Former chair, State Bar Judicial Section
- Former chair, Texas Center for the Judiciary's Board of Directors
- Former chair, Dallas County Juvenile Board
- Former chair, Dallas County Criminal District Judges
- Former chair, ABA State Trial Judges' Ethics Committee.
- 1990 - 1997 Dean, Continuing Judicial Education in Texas
- 1993 Created the Texas College of Advanced Judicial Studies
- Member, The National Judicial College
- Member, The American Law Institute
- Member, ABA Appellate Judges Conference
- Member, The American Judicature Society
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation[1]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2016
Keasler ran for re-election to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[2] He defeated Richard Dean Davis in the March 1 Republican primary and faced Robert D. Burns III (D) and Mark Bennett (Lib.) in the November general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Keasler Incumbent |
54.97% | 4,785,012 | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Burns III | 40.89% | 3,558,844 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Bennett (Texas) | 4.14% | 360,167 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,704,023 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
March 1 primary election
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Keasler Incumbent |
56.87% | 1,102,194 | |
| Republican | Richard Dean Davis | 43.13% | 835,758 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 1,937,952 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Endorsements
2010
- Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Keasler, running as a Republican, defeated Democrat Keith Hampton and Libertarian Robert Ravee Virasin in the general election, winning 60.5% of the vote.[3]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Keasler received a campaign finance score of 1.26, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.91 that justices received in Texas.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[4]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Michael Keasler (dead link)
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 19, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Election Results Select "2010 General Election"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
