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Jason Luong
Jason Luong (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 185th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2022.
Luong (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 185th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on May 24, 2022.
Luong was a 2014 candidate for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law in Texas.[1]
Biography
Luong earned an undergraduate degree from Rice University in 1997, going on to receive his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2000. Luong has worked as an assistant district attorney in Harris County since 2008. Before that, he gained experience practicing law with two civil trial law firms and served as law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Royal Furgeson.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 185th District Court
Andrea Beall defeated Chris Carmona in the general election for Texas 185th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Beall (D)  | 51.9 | 553,888 |
 | Chris Carmona (R) | 48.1 | 514,205 | |
| Total votes: 1,068,093 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 185th District Court
Andrea Beall defeated incumbent Jason Luong in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 185th District Court on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Beall | 55.0 | 38,304 |
 | Jason Luong | 45.0 | 31,324 | |
| Total votes: 69,628 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 185th District Court
Andrea Beall and incumbent Jason Luong advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kate Ferrell in the Democratic primary for Texas 185th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Beall | 44.9 | 66,545 |
| ✔ | | Jason Luong | 33.6 | 49,787 |
| Kate Ferrell | 21.6 | 32,018 | ||
| Total votes: 148,350 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 185th District Court
Chris Carmona advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 185th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Carmona | 100.0 | 140,735 |
| Total votes: 140,735 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 185th District Court
Jason Luong defeated Stacey Bond in the general election for Texas 185th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Luong (D) | 55.6 | 657,685 |
| Stacey Bond (R) | 44.4 | 525,377 | ||
| Total votes: 1,183,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 185th District Court
Jason Luong defeated Brennen Dunn in the Democratic primary for Texas 185th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Luong | 50.5 | 70,327 |
 | Brennen Dunn | 49.5 | 68,975 | |
| Total votes: 139,302 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 185th District Court
Stacey Bond defeated Maritza Antu in the Republican primary for Texas 185th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stacey Bond | 64.0 | 82,262 | |
 | Maritza Antu | 36.0 | 46,270 | |
| Total votes: 128,532 | |||
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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.[3]
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."[4]
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;*[5]
- 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.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Luong ran for election to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 43.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Don Smyth and Clint Davidson.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jason Luong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Official campaign website of Jason Luong, accessed October 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
