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Tom Price (Texas)
Tom Price was a judge for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He was elected to the court on November 5, 1996, and retired at the end of his last term in December 2014.[1][2]
Education
Price received his undergraduate degree from East Texas State University. In 1970, he earned his J.D. degree from the Baylor University School of Law.[3][4]
Career
Price began his career in private practice. In 1974, he was elected to the Dallas County Criminal Court, where he remained until his election to the 282nd Criminal District Court in 1986. He was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1996.[3]
Awards and associations
- 1991-1996: Chairman, Community Justice Council Committee [3]
Elections
2008
Price was re-elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2008.[5]
| Candidate | Incumbent | Seat | Party | Election % |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Price  |
Yes | Place 3 | Republican | 51.6% | |
| Susan Strawn | No | Place 3 | Democratic | 45.5% | |
| Matthew Eilers | No | Place 3 | Libertarian | 2.8% |
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Price received a campaign finance score of 1.46, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.91 that justices received in Texas.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Election results," 1996 see 1996 General Election results
- ↑ Big Country Homepage.com, "One-third of Criminal Appeals Court ready to leave," September 17, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Project Vote Smart, "Judge Tom Price," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Baylor University, "Big Crowds Watch Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals At Baylor," November 12, 2004
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Election results," 2008 Select "2008 General Election Results"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
