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Latest revision as of 14:13, 2 October 2024
Scott Roberts (Republican Party) was a judge for Number 12 of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He left office in 2018.
Roberts (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Number 12 judge of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12
Yolanda Huff defeated incumbent Scott Roberts in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yolanda Huff (D) | 57.0 | 303,402 |
| Scott Roberts (R) | 43.0 | 229,149 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 532,553 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12
Yolanda Huff advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yolanda Huff | 100.0 | 66,874 |
| Total votes: 66,874 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12
Incumbent Scott Roberts advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Roberts | 100.0 | 49,834 | |
| Total votes: 49,834 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Roberts ran for re-election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 12.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated John A. Longoria in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.8 percent of the vote.
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2010
Roberts defeated Democrat Richard Garcia in the November 2 general election for the Bexar County Court at Law No. 12, winning 55.02% of the vote.[4]
Education
Roberts earned his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1989. He went on to earn a master's degree in history from Texas State University in 2009.[5]
Career
- 2011-2018: Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 12
- 1998-2010: Assistant district attorney, Bexar County
- 1994-1996: Briefing attorney, Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals[5]
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.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[6]
- 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.
See also
| Bexar County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")
- ↑ Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014
- ↑ Bexar County Board of Elections, "General Election Results," 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LinkedIn, "Scott Roberts Profile," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
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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
