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Ruben Reyes (Texas judge, District 72)
Ruben Reyes (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 72nd District Court. He assumed office in 2006. He left office on December 12, 2020.
Reyes (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 72nd District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Reyes died on December 12, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 72nd District Court
Incumbent Ruben Reyes won election in the general election for Texas 72nd District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruben Reyes (R) | 100.0 | 93,146 | |
| Total votes: 93,146 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court
Incumbent Ruben Reyes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 72nd District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ruben Reyes | 100.0 | 25,471 | |
| Total votes: 25,471 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Ruben Reyes is unopposed in the Texas 72nd District Court Republican primary.[3]
| Texas 72nd District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Ruben Reyes Incumbent (unopposed) | ||
Reyes won without opposition in the general 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.[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]
2012
Reyes was re-elected without opposition to the 72nd District Court.[7]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ruben Reyes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Reyes received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law.[8]
Career
At the time of his appointment to the bench, Reyes was a partner at the firm Hurley, Reyes and Guinn.[9]
Awards and associations
- Appointed member, Governor's Criminal Justice Advisory Council
- Past president, Texas Association of Drug Court Professionals[8]
Noteworthy events
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Reyes died on December 12, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19.[10]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KCBD, "Lubbock mourning loss of State District Judge Ruben G. Reyes," December 13, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 KFYO.com, "Judge Ruben Reyes Appointed as Chair of Criminal Justice Advisory Council," March 5, 2012
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Gov. Perry Appoints Reyes as Judge of the 72nd Judicial District Court," March 9, 2006
- ↑ KCBD, "Lubbock mourning loss of State District Judge Ruben G. Reyes," December 13, 2020
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
