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*Elections in Texas
**[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024]]
**[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024]]
**[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022]]
**[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022]]
**[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020]]
**[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020]]
**[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018]]
**[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018]]
**[[Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2018]]
**[[Texas judicial elections, 2016]]
**[[Texas judicial elections, 2014]]
**[[Texas judicial elections, 2012]]
**[[Texas judicial elections, 2010]]
**[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2008]]
*Courts in Texas
**[[Texas Supreme Court]]
**[[Texas Court of Criminal Appeals]]
**[[Texas Courts of Appeals]]
**[[Texas District Courts]]
**[[Texas County Courts]]
**[[Texas County Courts at Law]]
**[[Texas Statutory Probate Courts]]
**[[Texas Justice of the Peace Courts]]
**[[Texas Municipal Courts]]
**[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]]
**[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas]]
**[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas]]
**[[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas]]
**[[United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of Texas]]
**[[United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Texas]]
**[[United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Texas]]
**[[United States bankruptcy court, Western District of Texas]]
*[[Judicial selection in Texas]]
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Judges in [[Texas]] compete in [[partisan elections]] during even-numbered years.  The state holds primary elections, runoff elections and general elections.<ref name=gen/>
Judges in [[Texas]] compete in [[partisan elections]] during even-numbered years.  The state holds primary elections, runoff elections and general elections. Judges must run for re-election in partisan elections for subsequent terms.<ref name=gen/>


The judges are elected to the following terms, respectively, after which they must seek re-election if they wish to retain their seat:
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==Elections==
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024]]
*[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024]]
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022]]
*[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022]]
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020]]
*[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020]]
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018]]
*[[Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018]]
*[[Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2018]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2016]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2014]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2012]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2010]]
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2008]]


==Election rules==
==Election rules==
{{Texas local judicial election rules}}
{{Texas local judicial election rules}}
==Results==
Statewide results can be found on the [http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml Texas Secretary of State] website. Results for local races must be found on county websites, in newspapers and on county party websites.


==Becoming a candidate==
==Becoming a candidate==
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For more in depth information, visit Judgepedia's [[Campaign finance requirements for Texas judicial elections|Texas campaign finance requirements]] page.
For more in depth information, visit Judgepedia's [[Campaign finance requirements for Texas judicial elections|Texas campaign finance requirements]] page.
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==Elections==
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2016]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2014]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2012]]
*[[Texas judicial elections, 2010]]
*[[Texas Supreme Court elections, 2008]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Judicial selection in Texas]]
{{SCP See Also|State=Texas}}
*[[Campaign finance requirements for Texas judicial elections]]
*[[Supreme Weekly: The cost of running for a Supreme Court|'''News:''' Supreme Weekly: The cost of running for a Supreme Court]]
 
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe ''Office of the Secretary of State'', Historical Election Data 1992-Present]
*[http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe ''Office of the Secretary of State'', Historical Election Data 1992-Present]
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{{Texas courts}}


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[[category:Texas judicial elections]]
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 November 2023

Judges in Texas compete in partisan elections during even-numbered years. The state holds primary elections, runoff elections and general elections. Judges must run for re-election in partisan elections for subsequent terms.[1]

Texas is one of 11 states that uses partisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Supreme Court Court of Criminal Appeals Court of Appeals District Courts County Courts Justice of the Peace Courts
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Elections

Election rules

Primary election

Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[1][2]

Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[1]

General election

The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[1][3]

Becoming a candidate

Filing Fee Signatures
Supreme Court $3,750 5000
Court of Criminal Appeals $3,750 5000
Court of Appeals $2,500/$1,875* 500**
District Court (Including Criminal, Family) $2,500/$1,500* 500**
County Court $1,250/$750* 500**
County Court-at-Law, County Criminal Court, County Probate Court $2,500/$1,500* 500**
Justice of the Peace $1,000/$375* 500**
*Varies by district, county and population; see the footnotes on the Texas Secretary of State website to view a specific breakdown.
**Or 2% of total vote received in the district, county, or precinct, as applicable, by all gubernatorial candidates in the last general election (whichever is lesser).

Fees and nominating petitions

Candidates seeking to be listed as a Democrat or a Republican must either collect a required number of signatures on a nominating petition or pay a filing fee, both of which vary by position.[4] Minor parties do not participate in primary elections. Minor party candidates seeking to be listed in the general election must be selected at the party's nominating convention or must collect signatures on a nominating petition.[5]

The table at right displays the filing fees and nominating petition signatures required for each respective judicial position.

Campaign finance

The period in which candidates may accept contributions to fund their campaigns starts 210 days before the filing deadline and ends 120 days after the election in which the candidate last appeared on the ballot.[6]

The main campaign finance reports that must be filed by all candidates are the semiannual reports. These are due by January 15 and July 15 of each year. Opposed candidates must also file campaign finance reports 30 days and 8 days before an election and candidates competing in a runoff must file a report 8 days before the election.[7]

For more in depth information, visit Judgepedia's Texas campaign finance requirements page.

See also

Texas Judicial Selection More Courts
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Courts in Texas
Texas Courts of Appeals
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Supreme Court
Elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017
Gubernatorial appointments
Judicial selection in Texas
Federal courts
State courts
Local courts

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
  2. ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
  3. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)
  4. ↑ The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Texas Primary Filing Requirements for Democratic and Republican Party Nominees," 2004
  5. ↑ The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Getting on the Ballot: Primaries, Party Conventions, and Petitions," January 29, 2014
  6. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders - Contributions Prohibited Except During Election Period," accessed April 30, 2014
  7. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders - Required Reports," accessed April 30, 2014
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Judicial elections by state
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Texas courts

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

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