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Ralph K. Burgess
Ralph K. Burgess (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 3 of the Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. He left office on January 31, 2022.
Burgess (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 3 judge of the Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Education
Burgess received his undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University and his J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to his election to the court of appeals, Burgess was a judge for the 5th District Court.[2] Prior to that, he was an attorney with Norton Burgess.[1]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Arkansas Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Texas Association of Defense Council
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Ralph K. Burgess won election in the general election for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ralph K. Burgess (R) | 100.0 | 273,497 | |
| Total votes: 273,497 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Ralph K. Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ralph K. Burgess | 100.0 | 88,542 | |
| Total votes: 88,542 | |||
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Campaign finance
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Burgess ran for election to the Sixth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[3][4][5]
2012
Burgess was re-elected, without opposition, to the 5th District Court on November 6, 2012.[6]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ralph K. Burgess did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas State Directory Online
- ↑ Bowie County, Texas: 5th District
- ↑ 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)" (Search "Bowie")
- ↑ Austin County Board of Elections, Primary Election Results 3/4/2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
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