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Rochelle Acevedo
Rochelle Acevedo was a candidate for judge of the Bexar County Court at Law in Texas. Acevedo filed to run in the primary election on March 6, 2018, but she withdrew from the race.
Acevedo was an unsuccessful 2014 candidate for the Bexar County Court at Law No. 6 in Texas.[1]
Biography
Rochelle Acevedo graduated from Antonian College Preparatory High School in 1997. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School in 2003.[2] Acevedo's career experience includes working as a private practice attorney at the Law Offices of Rochelle M. Acevedo.[2][3][4]
Elections
2018
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]
- be at least 25 years old;
- be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
- have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Acevedo ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 6.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 48.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Wayne Christian.[1][6][7]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Official campaign website of Rochelle Acevedo, "About Rochelle," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Ms. Rochelle Acevedo," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Rochelle Acevedo for County Court at Law #6, Story," accessed February 14, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 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
