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Renee Magee
Renee Magee was a judge of the Texas 337th District Court. She left office in 2017.
Magee (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 184th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Magee was a judge for Texas District 337. She was elected on November 6, 2012, for a four-year term.[1] Magee lost her re-election bid in 2016.[2] The general election took place on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Magee earned both her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from the University of Houston.[3] Prior to her judicial election, Magee worked at the Harris County District Attorney's Office for over 19 years. She was the special crimes prosecutor from 2006 to 2012.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 184th District Court
Abigail Anastasio defeated Renee Magee in the general election for Texas 184th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Abigail Anastasio (D) | 55.2 | 653,570 | |
| Renee Magee (R) | 44.8 | 530,135 | ||
| Total votes: 1,183,705 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 184th District Court
Abigail Anastasio advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 184th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Abigail Anastasio | 100.0 | 133,560 | |
| Total votes: 133,560 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 184th District Court
Renee Magee advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 184th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Renee Magee | 100.0 | 115,717 | |
| Total votes: 115,717 | |||
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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.[4] Incumbent Renee Magee ran unopposed in the Texas 337th District Court Republican primary.[2]
| Texas 337th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Renee Magee Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 198,773 |
| Total Votes | 198,773 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Herb Ritchie defeated incumbent Renee Magee in the Texas 337th District Court general election.
| Texas 337th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Herb Ritchie |
50.93% | 644,494 | |
| Republican | Renee Magee Incumbent | 49.07% | 620,917 | |
| Total Votes | 1,265,411 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Magee ran for election to the 337th District Court and defeated incumbent Herb Ritchie with 50.6 percent of the vote.[5][1] She had defeated fellow Republican Jim Barr in the primary 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.[6]
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."[7]
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;*[8]
- 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.[6]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[6]
See also
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections Results
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Renee Magee for Judge campaign website, About Renee
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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
