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Piper McCraw
Piper McCraw (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 469th District Court. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
McCraw (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 469th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Piper McCraw earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Her career experience includes working as the Collin County Assistant District Attorney and as the owner of Piper McCraw, P.C.
McCraw served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Training Committee for the Texas Children’s Commission. She also served as a board member and charter member for the Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court, and as a charter member for the Collin County Women Lawyer's Association.[1][2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association Board of Directors
- Member, State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee
- Charter member, Collin County Women Lawyer’s Association
- Charter member, Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court
- Board member & secretary, Hope Women’s Center[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 469th District Court
Incumbent Piper McCraw won election in the general election for Texas 469th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Piper McCraw (R) | 100.0 | 311,032 |
| Total votes: 311,032 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court
Incumbent Piper McCraw advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Piper McCraw | 100.0 | 59,342 |
| Total votes: 59,342 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McCraw in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 469th District Court
Incumbent Piper McCraw defeated Dana Huffman in the general election for Texas 469th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Piper McCraw (R) | 56.8 | 260,274 |
 | Dana Huffman (D) | 43.2 | 197,760 | |
| Total votes: 458,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 469th District Court
Dana Huffman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dana Huffman | 100.0 | 56,230 |
| Total votes: 56,230 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court
Incumbent Piper McCraw advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Piper McCraw | 100.0 | 56,207 |
| Total votes: 56,207 | |||
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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.[3] Incumbent Piper McCraw ran unopposed in the Texas 469th District Court Republican primary.[4]
| Texas 469th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Piper McCraw Incumbent | ||
Piper McCraw won without opposition in the general election.
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]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Piper McCraw did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Piper McCraw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McCraw's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Efficient Administration Of Justice
- Protecting Families and Children
- Helping youth in Foster Care
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 17, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Governor Greg Abbott, "Governor Abbott Appoints McCraw Judge Of 469th Judicial District Court," August 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," 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
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
