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John Donovan
John Donovan (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 8 of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Donovan (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 8 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Donovan received his J.D. from the South Texas College of Law.[1]
Career
- 2013 - Present: Justice, Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
- 2010-2012: Judge, Texas District 113
- 2009-2010: Director of judicial and legal issues for Judge Ed Emmett
- 1997-2008: Judge, Texas District 61[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2000: Judicial Award from the Houston Bar Association Golf Tournament Committee
- 2000: Judge of the Year by the Houston Police Officers Union, Local 2
- 1998, 2000: Judge of the Year by P.O.L.I.C.E., Inc.[1]
Associations
- College of State Bar of Texas
- Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, Houston Subcommittee of the State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Foundation
- Houston Young Lawyer’s Foundation
- Texas Bar Foundation[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Margaret Poissant defeated incumbent John Donovan in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Margaret Poissant (D)  | 51.7 | 892,775 |
| John Donovan (R) | 48.3 | 833,445 | ||
| Total votes: 1,726,220 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Margaret Poissant defeated Michele Barber Chimene in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Margaret Poissant | 58.6 | 110,241 |
| Michele Barber Chimene | 41.4 | 77,896 | ||
| Total votes: 188,137 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8
Incumbent John Donovan advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
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2012
Donovan ran for the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals and defeated judicial candidate Julia Maldonado in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 52.7% of the vote.[2][3]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
2010
Donovan ran for a seat on Texas District 113 and defeated Christina Bryan in the general election, winning 55.2% of the vote.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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