Richard Risinger
Richard Risinger (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 295th District Court. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Risinger received his undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from Pepperdine University. Risinger has worked as a prosecutor, city attorney, civil litigation attorney, and judge.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas 295th District Court
Donna Roth defeated Michelle Fraga in the general election for Texas 295th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Roth (D) | 56.3 | 665,587 | |
| Michelle Fraga (R) | 43.7 | 516,981 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182,568 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas 295th District Court
Michelle Fraga defeated Richard Risinger in the Republican primary runoff for Texas 295th District Court on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Fraga | 50.1 | 23,768 | |
 | Richard Risinger | 49.9 | 23,679 | |
| Total votes: 47,447 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 295th District Court
Donna Roth advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 295th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donna Roth | 100.0 | 132,436 | |
| Total votes: 132,436 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 295th District Court
Richard Risinger and Michelle Fraga advanced to a runoff. They defeated Fred Shuchart in the Republican primary for Texas 295th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Risinger | 38.3 | 48,993 |
| ✔ | Michelle Fraga | 35.4 | 45,245 | |
 | Fred Shuchart | 26.3 | 33,605 | |
| Total votes: 127,843 | |||
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2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Risinger ran for election to the 80th District Court and was defeated by incumbent Larry Weiman.[2][3]
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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Awards and associations
Associations
- State Bar of Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Pasadena Bar Association[7]
See also
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections Results
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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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
