Oscar J. Hale, Jr.
Oscar J. Hale Jr. (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 406th District Court. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Hale (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 406th District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Hale received his J.D. from Texas Southern University.[1]
Career
- 2005-2024: Judge, Texas District 406
- 1997-2005: Assistant district attorney, 49th Judicial District
- 1995-1997: Attorney in private practice[2]
Awards and associations
- “Pioneer Award” for The Webb County Twelfth Annual Domestic Violence Coalition, 2008[3]
- State Bar of Texas Criminal Jury Panel Committee[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 406th District Court
Incumbent Oscar J. Hale Jr. won election in the general election for Texas 406th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oscar J. Hale Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 55,645 | |
| Total votes: 55,645 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 406th District Court
Incumbent Oscar J. Hale Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 406th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oscar J. Hale Jr. | 100.0 | 23,159 | |
| Total votes: 23,159 | |||
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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.[4] Incumbent Oscar J. Hale, Jr. ran unopposed in the Texas 406th District Court general election.
| Texas 406th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Oscar J. Hale, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Webb County, Texas, "Joint General and Special Election," November 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.[5]
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."[6]
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;*[7]
- 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.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Hale was re-elected without opposition to the 406th District Court.[8]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Oscar J. Hale Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Oscar J. Hale, Jr."
- ↑ HispanicProsecutors.org, "NHPA BOARD MEMBERS," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Webb County Court, "Judge Hale Biography"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
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
