Nick Chu

Nick Chu

Democratic Party

Travis County Probate Court No. 2

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Prior offices:

Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5

Years in office: 2017 - 2023

Successor: Rick Olivo (D)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Appointed

2023

Nick Chu (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Travis County Probate Court No. 2 in Texas. He assumed office on October 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Chu (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Travis County Probate Court No. 2 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Travis County Probate Court No. 2

Incumbent Nick Chu won election in the general election for Travis County Probate Court No. 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Chu (D)	100.0	393,630

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court No. 2

Incumbent Nick Chu advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court No. 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Chu	100.0	72,996

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chu in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Nick Chu won election in the general election for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5

Incumbent Nick Chu defeated Cassie Malone in the Democratic primary for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Chu	80.9	16,626
	Submit photo	Cassie Malone	19.1	3,927

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,553
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2018

General election

General election for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5

Incumbent Nick Chu won election in the general election for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Chu (D)	100.0	68,422

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5

Incumbent Nick Chu advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nick Chu	100.0	20,017

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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county 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.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Nick Chu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Nick Chu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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