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Sharon Hemphill
Sharon Hemphill (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 80th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hemphill was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 125th District Court in Texas.[1] Hemphill lost in the 2016 general election. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.
Hemphill was a 2012 judicial candidate for Texas District 133.
Biography
Hemphill received her undergraduate degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from University of Houston Law Center.[2] Hemphill's professional experience includes working as a private practice attorney in Harris County. She began her career as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas. Hemphill is also a Harvard-trained mediator.[2]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of Texas
- D.C. Bar
- Federal Bar
- Litigation Section
- General Practice Section
- Corporate Counsel Section
- Environmental Law Section
- Family Law Section
- Consumer Law Section
- Criminal Justice Section
- Entertainment and Sports Law Section
- Construction Law Section
- Bankruptcy Law Section
- Business Law Section
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- Immigration Law Section
- Health Law Section
- Intellectual Property Law Section
- Juvenile Law Section
- Real Estate Law, Probate and Trust Law Sections
- School Law Section
- Taxation Law Section
- Worker’s Compensation Law Section[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 80th District Court
Jeralynn Manor defeated Sharon Hemphill in the general election for Texas 80th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeralynn Manor (D) | 53.5 | 837,317 |
 | Sharon Hemphill (R) | 46.5 | 728,527 | |
| Total votes: 1,565,844 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 80th District Court
Jeralynn Manor defeated incumbent Larry Weiman in the Democratic primary for Texas 80th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeralynn Manor | 60.4 | 149,388 |
| Larry Weiman | 39.6 | 97,826 | ||
| Total votes: 247,214 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 80th District Court
Sharon Hemphill advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 80th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Hemphill | 100.0 | 154,977 |
| Total votes: 154,977 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 189th District Court
Scot Dollinger defeated Sharon Hemphill in the general election for Texas 189th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scot Dollinger (D) | 55.4 | 655,707 |
| Sharon Hemphill (R) | 44.6 | 526,976 | |
| Total votes: 1,182,683 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court
Scot Dollinger defeated Fred Cook in the Democratic primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scot Dollinger | 50.8 | 70,799 |
| Fred Cook | 49.2 | 68,632 | ||
| Total votes: 139,431 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court
Sharon Hemphill defeated Erin Lunceford in the Republican primary for Texas 189th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Hemphill | 55.9 | 71,891 |
 | Erin Lunceford | 44.1 | 56,636 | |
| Total votes: 128,527 | |||
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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.[3] Sharon Hemphill defeated L.A. Olson in the Texas 125th District Court Republican primary.[1]
| Texas 125th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sharon Hemphill |
66.40% | 143,896 |
| L.A. Olson | 33.60% | 72,808 |
| Total Votes | 216,704 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Kyle Carter defeated Sharon Hemphill in the Texas 125th District Court general election.
| Texas 125th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kyle Carter Incumbent |
52.83% | 671,539 | |
| Republican | Sharon Hemphill | 47.17% | 599,526 | |
| Total Votes | 1,271,065 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Hemphill ran for election to the 133rd District Court but was defeated by fellow Republican Lamar McCorkle in the primary. McCorkle competed against incumbent Jaclanel McFarland 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]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sharon Hemphill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," 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
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
