Michelle Moore (Texas judge)
Michelle Moore (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 314th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Moore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 314th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 314th District Court
Incumbent Michelle Moore defeated Cindy Hide in the general election for Texas 314th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Moore (D)  | 51.9 | 547,200 |
 | Cindy Hide (R) | 48.1 | 506,239 | |
| Total votes: 1,053,439 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 314th District Court
Incumbent Michelle Moore advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 314th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Moore | 100.0 | 138,790 |
| Total votes: 138,790 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 314th District Court
Cindy Hide advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 314th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Hide | 100.0 | 133,839 |
| Total votes: 133,839 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 314th District Court
Michelle Moore defeated incumbent John Phillips in the general election for Texas 314th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Moore (D) | 57.2 | 674,976 |
| John Phillips (R) | 42.8 | 505,793 | ||
| Total votes: 1,180,769 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 314th District Court
Michelle Moore advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 314th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Moore | 100.0 | 132,350 |
| Total votes: 132,350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 314th District Court
Incumbent John Phillips advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 314th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Phillips | 100.0 | 112,053 | |
| Total votes: 112,053 | |||
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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.[1]
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."[2]
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;*[3]
- 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.[1]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Moore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moore's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Fair- I give everyone a fair hearing and I will follow law when deciding your case.
- Dignity- If you find yourself in my courtroom, you will leave feeling heard and with your dignity intact. All litigants and attorneys will be treated with respect.
- Rehabilitation - the 314th is a juvenile court. I will use community rehabilitation resources to guide our youth and to put them back on the right track. I also have a teen drug court called S.O.A.R which stands for Sobriety Over Addiction and Relapse.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Michelle Denise Moore participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 15, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Michelle Denise Moore's responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) To offer rehabilitative services to juveniles who are in detention. 2) To incorporate community based mentor programs to youths in the foster care system and juvenile detention. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I believe there is a disproportionate number of minority children in juvenile detention and the foster care system. I believe all children deserve to have their case heard by a judge who is fair, unbiased, and believes in juvenile rehabilitation.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[6]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Michelle Denise Moore answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | An elected official must possess mental and emotional stability. All litigants deserve to be treated with dignity and fairness. If the citizens of Harris County elect me as the next judge of the 314th district court, I will serve knowing it is a honor that comes with great responsibility, both I willingly accept.[6] | ” |
| “ | My first job was at Exhilarama in Memorial City Mall. I believe I worked there for 6 months or so when I was 16.[6] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Michelle Denise Moore's responses," April 15, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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State courts:
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State resources:
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