William McLeod (Harris County, Texas)

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William McLeod

Prior offices

Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

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Last election

March 3, 2020

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William McLeod was a judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office in 2019.

McLeod (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Texas. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.

McLeod also ran for election for the Place 1, Chief Justice judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.

In April 2019, McLeod resigned after announcing he was seeking office as chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. McLeod said when he issued the announcement, he was unaware of Article 16, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution, which considers any announcement of this type by a county judicial officer as an automatic resignation.

The County Commissioners Court did not allow McLeod to continue serving until 2020. On April 9, 2019, the Commissioners Court appointed Lesley Briones to succeed McLeod.

In 2016, McLeod was a candidate for Precinct 5 Harris County Justice of the Peace in Texas. McLeod was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2020

Texas Supreme Court

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht (R)	53.0	5,827,085
		Amy Clark Meachum (D)	44.5	4,893,402
		Mark Ash (L)	2.5	277,491

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,997,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles E. Waterbury (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Clark Meachum	80.5	1,434,175
		Jerry Zimmerer	19.5	347,186

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,781,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William McLeod (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht	100.0	1,718,096

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,718,096
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Charles E. Waterbury (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Ash (L)

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Harris County Civil Court

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

Incumbent Lesley Briones defeated Clyde Leuchtag in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lesley Briones (D)	55.4	856,854
		Clyde Leuchtag (R)	44.6	690,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,546,904
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

Incumbent Lesley Briones defeated William McLeod in the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lesley Briones	72.9	174,942
		William McLeod	27.1	65,186

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240,128
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

Clyde Leuchtag advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clyde Leuchtag	100.0	153,114

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 153,114
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2018

General election

General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

William McLeod defeated Sophia Mafrige in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William McLeod (D)	55.0	647,502
	Submit photo	Sophia Mafrige (R)	45.0	529,924

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,177,426
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

William McLeod advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William McLeod	100.0	126,866

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 126,866
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4

Sophia Mafrige defeated David Tang in the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sophia Mafrige	71.2	88,818
		David Tang	28.8	35,855

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 124,673
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2016)

Harris County held elections for county commission, justices of the peace, constables, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015. Incumbent Russ Ridgway (R) defeated William McLeod (D) in the Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 general election.

Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Russ Ridgway Incumbent	50.62%	168,739
	Democratic	William McLeod	49.38%	164,636
Total Votes				333,375
Source: Harris County Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," November 16, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

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2020

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