R.K. Sandill
R.K. Sandill is a judge of the Texas 127th District Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.
Sandill (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 127th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
R.K. Sandill lives in Houston, Texas. He earned a B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2001. Sandill’s career experience includes working as an attorney with Steele Sturm, PLLC.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
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General election for Texas 127th District Court
Denise Brown is running in the general election for Texas 127th District Court on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 127th District Court
Denise Brown defeated incumbent R.K. Sandill in the Democratic primary for Texas 127th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denise Brown | 67.8 | 103,848 |
 | R.K. Sandill | 32.2 | 49,359 | |
| Total votes: 153,207 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 127th District Court
Incumbent R.K. Sandill defeated Nile Copeland in the general election for Texas 127th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | R.K. Sandill (D) | 54.4 | 849,085 |
 | Nile Copeland (R) | 45.6 | 711,614 | |
| Total votes: 1,560,699 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 127th District Court
Incumbent R.K. Sandill advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 127th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | R.K. Sandill | 100.0 | 230,206 |
| Total votes: 230,206 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 127th District Court
Nile Copeland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 127th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nile Copeland | 100.0 | 154,357 |
| Total votes: 154,357 | |||
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2018
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated R.K. Sandill in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Devine (R) | 53.7 | 4,399,890 |
| R.K. Sandill (D) | 46.3 | 3,792,144 | |
| Total votes: 8,192,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
R.K. Sandill advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.
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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.[3] Incumbent R.K. Sandill ran unopposed in the Texas 127th District Court Democratic primary.[4]
| Texas 127th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 R.K. Sandill Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 145,152 |
| Total Votes | 145,152 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent R.K. Sandill defeated Sarahjane Swanson in the Texas 127th District Court general election.
| Texas 127th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | R.K. Sandill Incumbent |
53.12% | 674,008 | |
| Republican | Sarahjane Swanson | 46.88% | 594,791 | |
| Total Votes | 1,268,799 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
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.[5]
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."[6]
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;*[7]
- 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.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
2012
Sandill ran for re-election to the 127th District Court and defeated challenger Russell Lloyd with 50.3 percent of the vote.[8][9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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R.K. Sandill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
R.K. Sandill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
Associations
- Co-Chair for the Houston Bar Association’s MOILP Committee[2]
- HBA’s Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Houston City Co-Chair for the Texas Minority Counsel Program
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow[2]
- Houston Young Lawyers Foundation Fellow[2]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Ravi K. Sandill," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Judge Sandill, "About Judge Sandill," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections 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
