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Tim Sulak
Tim Sulak was a judge of the Texas 353rd District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2011. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Sulak (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 353rd District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 353rd District Court
Madeleine Connor won election in the general election for Texas 353rd District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Madeleine Connor (D) | 100.0 | 423,790 |
| Total votes: 423,790 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 353rd District Court
Madeleine Connor defeated incumbent Tim Sulak in the Democratic primary for Texas 353rd District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Madeleine Connor | 50.5 | 90,512 |
 | Tim Sulak | 49.5 | 88,777 | |
| Total votes: 179,289 | |||
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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.[1] Incumbent Tim Sulak ran unopposed in the Texas 353rd District Court Democratic primary.[2]
| Texas 353rd District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tim Sulak Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 102,812 |
| Total Votes | 102,812 | |
| Source: Travis County Clerk, "Unofficial Results: Democratic Cumulative Results," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Tim Sulak 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.[3]
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."[4]
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;*[5]
- 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.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2012
Sulak was re-elected without opposition to the 353rd District Court.[6]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
2010
Sulak defeated Jeff Rose in the general election, winning 56.9% of the vote. [7][8]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tim Sulak did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Sulak received both his undergraduate degree and [J.D.]] from University of Texas at Austin.[9]
Career
Sulak has been a judge of Texas District 353. Prior to that, he was a partner at Morris, Craven & Sulak, LLP.[10]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Past president of the Austin/Travis County Bar Association
- Past Chair of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Served on the board and executive committee of both the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Trial Lawyers’ Association[10]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- 2020 campaign website
- Community Impact Newspaper, "Travis County 353rd District Court," May 28, 2010 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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 Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ The American-Statesmen, Results: November 2010, Travis County
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, Democratic Primary Winners (dead link)
- ↑ Martindale.com Profile
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Campaign Website
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
