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Stephanie Silvas
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Stephanie Silvas is a judge for the Bee County Court. She was appointed effective May 2015 to replace the deceased David Silva. Silvas won a full term for the judgeship on November 8, 2016.
Education
Silvas earned her B.A. in mass communication from Texas State University-San Marcos in 2007. She later received her J.D. from the Western New England University School of Law in 2011.[1]
Career
Silvas started her legal career as a private practice attorney from 2011 to 2013. She served as an assistant attorney general from 2013 until her appointment in 2015.[1]
Elections
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 Stephanie Silvas defeated Doyle Barnett in the Bee County Court Republican primary.[3]
| Bee County Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stephanie Silvas Incumbent |
73.90% | 2,172 |
| Doyle Barnett | 26.10% | 767 |
| Total Votes (100) | 2,939 | |
| Source: Beeville Bee-Picayune, "Silvas wins Republican nomination for county judge," March 1, 2016 | ||
Stephanie Silvas defeated Sid Arismendez in the Bee County Court general election.
| Bee County Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Stephanie Silvas |
71.37% | 5,963 | |
| Democratic | Sid Arismendez | 28.63% | 2,392 | |
| Total Votes | 8,355 | |||
| Source: KRIS-TV, "Decision 2016 Results," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||||
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.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]
- 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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Stephanie Silvas," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ 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 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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
