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Phil Sorrells
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2023 - Present
2027
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Phil Sorrells (Republican Party) is the Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Sorrells (Republican Party) ran for election for Tarrant County District Attorney in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Phil Sorrells is a Republican judge on the Tarrant County Criminal Court, Texas. His current term expires in 2018.[1] Sorrells is running for re-election in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
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| Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law (Number 10), General Election, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Phil Sorrells Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on March 6, 2018. A primary runoff election was held on May 22, 2018, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[2] Incumbent Phil Sorrells ran unopposed in the Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law Republican Primary for Number 10.[3]
| Tarrant County Criminal Court at Law (Number 10), Republican Primary, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Phil Sorrells Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 73,023 |
| Total Votes | 73,023 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Republican Primary Unofficial Results," March 6, 2018 | ||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Sorrells ran for re-election to the Tarrant County Criminal Court, Texas.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4][5]}}===2010===
Sorrells was re-elected after running unopposed.[6]====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.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[7]
- 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==
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2010
Sorrells was re-elected after running unopposed.[8]
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.[7]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[7]
- 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
| Tarrant County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tarrant County, "Criminal Courts," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2018 Election Dates," accessed January 1, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 30, 2017
- ↑ 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 "Tarrant")
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, Sample Ballot, 2010 General Election
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ Tarrant County Elections, Sample Ballot, 2010 General Election
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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
