Michele Barber Chimene

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Michele Barber Chimene

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Education

High school

Pittsfield High School

Bachelor's

Dartmouth College

Law

University of Houston

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Personal website

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Michele Barber Chimene (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 8 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Biography

Michele Barber Chimene graduated from Pittsfield High School. She earned a B.A. in geology from Dartmouth College in 1979 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Chimene’s career experience includes working as an attorney with the Chimene Law Firm and Coats Rose.

Elections

2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Margaret Poissant defeated incumbent John Donovan in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret Poissant (D)	51.7	892,775
	Submit photo	John Donovan (R)	48.3	833,445

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,726,220
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Margaret Poissant defeated Michele Barber Chimene in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret Poissant	58.6	110,241
	Submit photo	Michele Barber Chimene	41.4	77,896

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 188,137
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Incumbent John Donovan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	John Donovan

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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