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Steven E. Kirkland
Steven E. Kirkland was a judicial candidate for the 113th District Court in Texas.
Kirkland was previously a judge for Texas District 215. He lost re-election in the 2012 Democratic primary, to Elaine H. Palmer, and left the court at the end of that year.[1][2]
Kirkland ran for election to the 113th District Court in 2014.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Kirkland ran for election to the 113th District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 52.0 percent of the vote. He competed against Lori C. Gray.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 46.4 percent of the vote. He competed against Michael Landrum.
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Education
Kirkland earned an undergraduate degree from Rice University. He graduated cum laude and was awarded a J.D. from the University of Houston's Law Center.[6]
Career
Kirkland has worked with the city attorney's office for the City of Houston where he has worked on economic development projects. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston’s School of Communications teaching communications law and ethics.
- 2008-2012: Judge, Texas District 215
- 2001-2008: Municipal judge, City of Houston[6]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Past vice-chair, Old Sixth Ward Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board
- Past secretary, Houston Buyers Club
- Past chair, Abandoned & Contaminated Sites Subcommittee, Foresight II Committee, Houston
- Member, Committee for Sustainable Community Redevelopment, Houston
- Founding board member & past president, Avenue Community Development Corporation
- Former board member, Stonewall Lawyers (formerly Bar Association of Houston Rights)
- Former secretary & councilmember, Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues, State Bar of Texas[6][7]
Awards
- December 2006: Recipient, Government Friend of the Homeless Award, Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and Harris County[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 215th District
- ↑ Texas Election Results
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Harris")
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Judge Steven Kirkland, "Qualifications," accessed February 28, 2014
- ↑ Judge Steven Kirkland, "Off the Bench," accessed February 28, 2014
