Ray J. Olivarri
Ray Olivarri (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 144th District Court. Olivarri assumed office on January 1, 2019. Olivarri left office on January 15, 2020.
Olivarri (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 144th District Court. Olivarri won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Olivarri was a judge for Texas District 399. He was elected on November 6, 2012, for a four-year term.[1] Olivarri ran for re-election in 2016.[2] He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016.
Olivarri passed away on January 15, 2020.[3]
Biography
Olivarri received his J.D. from Texas Southern University.[4] Prior to his judicial election, Olivarri practiced at his own firm, The Law Office of Ray Olivarri.[4] He was previously the judge for the Bexar County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas until 2010.[5]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 144th District Court
Ray Olivarri defeated incumbent Lorina Rummel in the general election for Texas 144th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Olivarri (D) | 56.4 | 301,812 | |
 | Lorina Rummel (R)  | 43.6 | 233,242 | |
| Total votes: 535,054 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court
Ray Olivarri advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 144th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ray Olivarri | 100.0 | 68,976 | |
| Total votes: 68,976 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 144th District Court
Incumbent Lorina Rummel advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 144th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lorina Rummel | 100.0 | 51,650 |
| Total votes: 51,650 | |||
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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.[6] Frank Castro defeated incumbent Ray Olivarri in the Texas 399th District Court Democratic primary.[2]
| Texas 399th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Frank Castro |
60.81% | 55,470 |
| Ray Olivarri Incumbent | 39.19% | 35,749 |
| Total Votes | 91,219 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 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.[7]
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."[8]
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;*[9]
- 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.[7]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[7]
2012
Olivarri ran for election to the 399th District Court and defeated incumbent Juanita Vasquez-Gardner with 51 percent of the vote.[10][1]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
See also
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 woai.com-District Judge, 399th Judicial District
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ The Angelus Funeral Home, "Ray Jesse Olivarri, Jr.," accessed September 14, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Bar Profile
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Directory of Trial Courts by County," February 27, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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 Results," November 6, 2012
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
