Pam Derbyshire
Pam Derbyshire (Republican Party) was a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. She left office in 2018.
Derbyshire (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
She was elected to the position in 1998.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Andrew Wright defeated incumbent Pam Derbyshire in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Wright (D) | 55.6 | 656,187 |
| Pam Derbyshire (R) | 44.4 | 524,164 | ||
| Total votes: 1,180,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Andrew Wright defeated Danval Scarbrough in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Wright | 76.1 | 104,042 |
| Danval Scarbrough | 23.9 | 32,616 | ||
| Total votes: 136,658 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Incumbent Pam Derbyshire advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pam Derbyshire | 100.0 | 111,792 | |
| Total votes: 111,792 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Derbyshire ran for re-election to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Sheila Acosta in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.9 percent of the vote.[1][2][3]
2010
Derbyshire ran for re-election to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law. She defeated Democrat Sheila Acosta in the general election, winning 56.4% of the vote.[4]
Education
Derbyshire earned her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1982.[5]
Career
Prior to her judicial election in 1998, Derbyshire was a lawyer in private practice. She previously worked as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Texas and a chief prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney's Office.[6]
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.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[7]
- 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.
See also
| Harris County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Community Impact Newspaper, "Harris County election results: Republicans and incumbents stay strong," November 3, 2010
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Judge Pamela L. S. Derbyshire," accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ Big Jolly Politics, "Judicial Q&A: Judge Pam Derbyshire," October 2, 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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