James Lombardino
James Lombardino (Republican Party) is a judge for Precinct 5 Place 1 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Lombardino (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 5 Place 1 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lombardino received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. Below is a summary of Lombardino's professional experience:[1]
- 1992-2010: Attorney, Lombardino & Associates, P.C.
- 1989-1992: Attorney, Saccomano & Clegg
- 1979-1989: Partner, Lombardino & Ross
- 1977-1979: District attorney, Harris County[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Texas Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member, Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1
James Lombardino defeated incumbent Israel Garcia Jr. in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lombardino (R) | 51.5 | 203,285 | |
 | Israel Garcia Jr. (D) | 48.5 | 191,493 | |
| Total votes: 394,778 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1
Incumbent Israel Garcia Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Israel Garcia Jr. | 100.0 | 29,732 |
| Total votes: 29,732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1
James Lombardino defeated Arlene Hecht in the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lombardino | 70.7 | 35,130 | |
| Arlene Hecht | 29.3 | 14,580 | ||
| Total votes: 49,710 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Audrie Lawton-Evans defeated James Lombardino in the general election for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Audrie Lawton-Evans (D) | 51.4 | 547,334 |
| James Lombardino (R) | 48.6 | 518,013 | ||
| Total votes: 1,065,347 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Incumbent Audrie Lawton-Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Audrie Lawton-Evans | 100.0 | 139,181 |
| Total votes: 139,181 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1
James Lombardino advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lombardino | 100.0 | 135,049 | |
| Total votes: 135,049 | |||
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2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Amparo Guerra defeated incumbent Terry Adams in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amparo Guerra (D) | 50.1 | 1,155,448 |
| Terry Adams (R) | 49.9 | 1,150,910 | ||
| Total votes: 2,306,358 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Terry Adams defeated James Lombardino in the Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Adams | 69.2 | 89,844 | |
| James Lombardino | 30.8 | 40,064 | ||
| Total votes: 129,908 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Amparo Guerra defeated Timothy Hootman in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amparo Guerra | 67.8 | 235,483 |
| Timothy Hootman | 32.2 | 112,072 | ||
| Total votes: 347,555 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Terry Adams and James Lombardino advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chad Bridges and Levi J. Benton in the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Adams | 32.5 | 91,384 | |
| ✔ | James Lombardino | 28.5 | 80,158 | |
 | Chad Bridges | 25.4 | 71,372 | |
| Levi J. Benton | 13.7 | 38,472 | ||
| Total votes: 281,386 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas 308th District Court
Gloria Lopez defeated incumbent James Lombardino in the general election for Texas 308th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gloria Lopez (D) | 57.0 | 674,087 | |
| James Lombardino (R) | 43.0 | 507,858 | ||
| Total votes: 1,181,945 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 308th District Court
Gloria Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 308th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gloria Lopez | 100.0 | 132,819 | |
| Total votes: 132,819 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 308th District Court
Incumbent James Lombardino advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 308th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lombardino | 100.0 | 112,003 | |
| Total votes: 112,003 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Lombardino ran for re-election to the 308th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Jim Evans in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.1 percent of the vote.
[3][4][5]
2010
Lombardino defeated Bruce Kessler in the general election for the 308th District Court, winning 54.4% of the vote.[6]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[7]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[8]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[9]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[7]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
James Lombardino did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
James Lombardino did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "James Thomas Lombardino," accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lombardino for Judge, "About," accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ 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 "Harris")
- ↑ Harris County Texas, "Republican Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Houston Chronicle, "Harris County Election Results," 2010
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
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
