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Toni Rhodes Glover
Toni Rhodes Glover (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 4 judge of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. She lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Biography
Toni Rhodes Glover earned an associate degree in arts from Tarrant County College and a B.A. in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2014. Glover’s career experience includes working as the owner and jewelry designer at The Family Jewels. She volunteers as an advocate with Voice of the Retarded, which describes its goal as, “to advocate for high quality care and human rights for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”[1][2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1
Christopher Gregory won election in the general election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Gregory (R) | 100.0 | 46,716 |
| Total votes: 46,716 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1
Christopher Gregory defeated incumbent Jacquelyn Wright in the Republican primary runoff for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Gregory | 61.9 | 2,580 |
| Jacquelyn Wright | 38.1 | 1,590 | ||
| Total votes: 4,170 | |||
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Democratic primary election
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Metcalf (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1
Christopher Gregory and incumbent Jacquelyn Wright advanced to a runoff. They defeated Charity Deville and Toni Rhodes Glover in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Gregory | 47.8 | 6,147 |
| ✔ | Jacquelyn Wright | 31.5 | 4,052 | |
 | Charity Deville | 15.3 | 1,964 | |
| Toni Rhodes Glover | 5.4 | 694 | ||
| Total votes: 12,857 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[3]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[4]
See also
- Courts in Texas
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2018)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
Footnotes
- ↑ VOR, "About VOR," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ Toni Rhodes Glover for Justice Of The Peace, Tarrant County, Precinct 4, "About Your Candidate," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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
