DaSean Jones
DaSean Jones (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 180th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office in 2025.
Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Jones earned a B.A. in English from Tuskegee University, an M.A. in management & leadership from Webster University, and a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He served as a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2008, as a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2008 to 2011, and has served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2012.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock defeated DaSean Jones in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Blacklock (R) | 58.2 | 6,372,584 |
 | DaSean Jones (D) | 41.8 | 4,571,171 | |
| Total votes: 10,943,755 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
DaSean Jones defeated Randy Sarosdy in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones | 59.6 | 529,623 |
 | Randy Sarosdy | 40.4 | 359,402 | |
| Total votes: 889,025 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Blacklock | 100.0 | 1,749,450 |
| Total votes: 1,749,450 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Jones received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 180th District Court
Incumbent DaSean Jones defeated Tami Pierce in the general election for Texas 180th District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones (D) | 50.0 | 534,460 |
 | Tami Pierce (R) | 50.0 | 534,011 | |
| Total votes: 1,068,471 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 180th District Court
Incumbent DaSean Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 180th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones | 100.0 | 142,423 |
| Total votes: 142,423 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 180th District Court
Tami Pierce advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 180th District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tami Pierce | 100.0 | 142,165 |
| Total votes: 142,165 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 180th District Court
DaSean Jones defeated incumbent Catherine Evans in the general election for Texas 180th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones (D) | 53.8 | 637,367 |
| Catherine Evans (R) | 46.2 | 546,697 | ||
| Total votes: 1,184,064 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 180th District Court
DaSean Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 180th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones | 100.0 | 134,328 |
| Total votes: 134,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 180th District Court
Incumbent Catherine Evans advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 180th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Catherine Evans | 100.0 | 116,370 | |
| Total votes: 116,370 | |||
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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.[2]
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."[3]
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;*[4]
- 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.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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DaSean Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
DaSean Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I hope to strike a balance in the justice system. I want to be smart on crime and look at ways to rehabilitate and rebuild people when possible. I chose to run for office because I believe in justice reform particularly in dealing with people inflicted by addiction, poverty, or mental health issues. [5] |
” |
| —DaSean Jones[1] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on June 2, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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