Dallas County, Texas (Judicial)
Dallas County, Texas contains the following:
- 32 judicial districts
- 3 probate courts
- 1 county court
- 4 county courts at law
- 7 county criminal district courts
- 11 county criminal courts
- 2 county criminal courts of appeals
- 11 justice of the peace courts[1]
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has jurisdiction in Dallas County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Judges
District courts
Texas judicial district 14
Texas judicial district 44
Former judges
Texas judicial district 68
Texas judicial district 95
Texas judicial district 101
Former judges
Texas judicial district 116
Texas judicial district 134
Texas judicial district 160
Texas judicial district 162
Texas judicial district 191
Texas judicial district 192
Texas judicial district 193
Texas judicial district 194
Texas judicial district 195
Texas judicial district 203
Texas judicial district 204
Texas judicial district 254
Texas judicial district 255
Texas judicial district 256
Texas judicial district 265
Former judges
Texas judicial district 282
Former judges
Texas judicial district 283
Texas judicial district 291
Texas judicial district 292
Texas judicial district 298
Texas judicial district 301
Former judges
Texas judicial district 302
Texas judicial district 303
Texas judicial district 304
Former judges
Texas judicial district 305
Texas judicial district 330
Texas judicial district 363
County courts
Dallas County Court, Texas
Dallas County Criminal Court, Texas
Dallas County Court at Law, Texas
County Court at Law No. 1
County Court at Law No. 2
County Court at Law No. 3
County Court at Law No. 4
County Court at Law No. 5
Dallas County Criminal District Court, Texas
Criminal District Court No. 1
Criminal District Court No. 2
Criminal District Court No. 3
Criminal District Court No. 4
Criminal District Court No. 5
Criminal District Court No. 6
Criminal District Court No. 7
Former judges
- Don Adams
- Robert D. Burns III
- Stephanie Fargo
- Elizabeth Davis Frizell
- Gracie Lewis
- Jeanine L. Howard[24]
Dallas County Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas
County Court of Criminal Appeals No. 1
County Court of Criminal Appeals No. 2
Dallas County Probate Courts, Texas
Probate Court No. 1
Probate Court No. 2
Probate Court No. 3
Elections
- See also: Texas judicial elections
Texas is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Texas, click here.
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Texas judicial elections, 2014
- Texas judicial elections, 2012
- Texas judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[29][30]
Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[29]
General election
The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[29][31]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "State District Courts by County," January 2008
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "14th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "44th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "68th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "101st District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "116th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "134th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "191st District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "194th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "204th District Court," accessed January 15, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "265th Judicial Court," accessed January 16, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "282nd District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "291st District Court," accessed January 14, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "292nd District Court," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "298th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "301st District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "304th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "305th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "330th District Court"
- ↑ Dallas Courts, "363rd District Court"
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "Criminal District Court No. 3(J)," accessed March 31, 2021
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "Criminal District Court No. 4," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "Criminal District Court No. 5," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "Criminal District Court No. 6," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County, Texas, "County Court of Criminal Appeals No. 1"
- ↑ Dallas County, Texas, "County Court of Criminal Appeals No. 2: Hon. Pamela Luther, Presiding," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "The Probate Court of Dallas County, Texas," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ Dallas County Website, "The Probate Court no. 2 of Dallas County, Texas," accessed May 15, 2015
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
- ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)
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