Lori Chambers Gray
Lori Chambers Gray (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 262nd District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Chambers Gray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 262nd District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Gray was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 178th District Court in Texas.[1] She was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Gray was the Democratic candidate for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, No. 10 in 2010.[2]
Biography
Gray earned her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law in 1986. Gray was first licensed to practice law in Texas in 1988. She is a private practice attorney based in Houston.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Texas 262nd District Court
Incumbent Lori Chambers Gray defeated Tonya Rolland McLaughlin in the general election for Texas 262nd District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lori Chambers Gray (D) | 50.3 | 533,950 |
 | Tonya Rolland McLaughlin (R)  | 49.7 | 527,139 | |
| Total votes: 1,061,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 262nd District Court
Incumbent Lori Chambers Gray advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 262nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Chambers Gray | 100.0 | 138,898 |
| Total votes: 138,898 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 262nd District Court
Tonya Rolland McLaughlin advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 262nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya Rolland McLaughlin | 100.0 | 137,814 |
| Total votes: 137,814 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 262nd District Court
Lori Chambers Gray defeated Tammy Thomas in the general election for Texas 262nd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Chambers Gray (D) | 54.9 | 649,324 |
 | Tammy Thomas (R) | 45.1 | 532,495 | |
| Total votes: 1,181,819 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 262nd District Court
Lori Chambers Gray advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 262nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Chambers Gray | 100.0 | 132,533 |
| Total votes: 132,533 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 262nd District Court
Tammy Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 262nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Thomas | 100.0 | 113,510 |
| Total votes: 113,510 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[4] Kelli Johnson defeated Lori Chambers Gray in the Texas 178th District Court Democratic primary.[1]
| Texas 178th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kelli Johnson |
60.32% | 90,391 |
| Lori Chambers Gray | 39.68% | 59,462 |
| Total Votes | 149,853 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
2010
Gray ran for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, No. 10. She won the Democratic primary, receiving 50.7 percent of the vote. She was defeated by Sherman Ross in the general election.[5]
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.[6]
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."[7]
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;*[8]
- 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.[6]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[6]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lori Chambers Gray did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ – Harris County Democratic Party, 2010 Judicial Candidates
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Ms. Lori Chambers Gray," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Harris County Clerk, 2010 Democratic Primary Results
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 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
