Patricia Grady
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Patricia V. Grady is the judge for the 212th District Court in Texas. She was elected in 2014 for a term that began in January 2015 and will end in 2018.[1][2]
Education
Grady received her bachelor's and J.D. degrees from the University of Houston.[3]
Career
After graduating law school, Grady worked in private practice, at times with her sister, her husband and on her own. She became the legal liaison for the Galveston County judge in 2011, and was later appointed as a judicial referee.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Grady ran for election to the 212th District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 35.2 percent of the vote. She competed against George Young, Bret Griffin and Keith A. Gross.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Grady faced Griffin in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. Grady won, earning 51.4% of the vote.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[1][4]
See also
External links
- Galveston County, Texas, "212th Judicial District Court"
- ABC 13, "Illegal campaign tactics alleged in Galveston judge's race," May 23, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "District Judges by Judicial District," February 6, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Facebook.com, "Patricia Grady for Judge: About," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Galveston County Board of Elections, "2014 Primary Republican Canvass Report – Official," March 17, 2014
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
