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Revision as of 14:56, 5 April 2019


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Pecos County, Texas contains two judicial districts and one county court.[1]

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has jurisdiction in Pecos County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Judges

Pecos County courthouse
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District courts

Texas judicial district 83


Texas judicial district 112


County court

Pecos County Court, Texas


Elections

See also: Texas judicial elections

Texas is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Texas, click here.

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.[2][3]

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.[2]

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.[2][4]


See also

Footnotes