Tameika Carter
Tameika Carter (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 400th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. She left office on December 31, 2024.
Carter (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 400th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Carter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tameika Carter was born in San Francisco, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University in 2001 and a law degree from the Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, in 2004. Her career experience includes working as a judge, felony prosecutor, and defense attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 400th District Court
Edward Krenek defeated incumbent Tameika Carter in the general election for Texas 400th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Edward Krenek (R) | 50.7 | 170,944 | |
 | Tameika Carter (D)  | 49.3 | 166,503 | |
| Total votes: 337,447 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court
Incumbent Tameika Carter advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tameika Carter | 100.0 | 32,280 |
| Total votes: 32,280 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court
Edward Krenek advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Edward Krenek | 100.0 | 37,896 | |
| Total votes: 37,896 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carter in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Fort Bend County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 400th District Court
Tameika Carter defeated incumbent Maggie Jaramillo in the general election for Texas 400th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tameika Carter (D) | 51.5 | 173,558 |
 | Maggie Jaramillo (R) | 48.5 | 163,468 | |
| Total votes: 337,026 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court
Tameika Carter defeated Derek Obialo in the Democratic primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tameika Carter | 73.5 | 41,803 |
 | Derek Obialo | 26.5 | 15,060 | |
| Total votes: 56,863 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court
Incumbent Maggie Jaramillo advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 400th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Jaramillo | 100.0 | 46,385 |
| Total votes: 46,385 | |||
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2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Carter ran for election to the Fort Bend County Court at Law.
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 40.9 percent of the vote. She competed against Chris Morales.[2][3][4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tameika Carter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Committed to Community, Dedicated to Justice.
- As the presiding Judge of the 400 th District Court I have worked
diligently to reduce case-backlog by running efficient dockets and presiding over numerous
criminal and civil jury trials. - Fair. Firm. Focused.
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2020
Tameika Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Carter earned an undergraduate degree from Johnson C. Smith University, going on to receive her J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 2004.[5]
Career
- Previously served as assistant district attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
- 2005-2009: Assistant district attorney, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office [5]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Fort Bend Bar Association
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Spouses of Houston Barristers [5]
Approach to the law
| “ | As a prosecutor, I am known for being tough when necessary, but above all I am always fair. I firmly believe that the dispensing of equal justice is one of the key functions of a free society, and one in which everyone has a stake. I carry this belief with me every day as I walk into the Courtroom to speak on behalf of the State of Texas and those individuals directly affected by crime. | ” |
| —Tameika Carter | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 25, 2024
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)," accessed July 14, 2014 (Search "Fort Bend")
- ↑ Fort Bend County Texas, "Democratic Primary Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Information submitted via Judgepedia's candidate submission form on February 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
