Steven Kirkland
Steven Kirkland (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 334th District Court. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Kirkland (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 334th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Biography
Steven Kirkland was born in Abilene, Texas, and lives in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Cooper High School in 1978. He earned a B.A. in history from Rice University in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1990. Kirkland’s career experience includes working as senior assistant city attorney with the City of Houston. He helped to develop the Houston Homeless Recovery Court and was recognized with the Government Friend of the Homeless Award in 2006.[1][2][3]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 334th District Court
Dawn Deshea Rogers defeated Dan Lemkuil in the general election for Texas 334th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dawn Deshea Rogers (D) | 54.4 | 839,767 |
 | Dan Lemkuil (R)  | 45.6 | 704,593 | |
| Total votes: 1,544,360 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 334th District Court
Dawn Deshea Rogers defeated incumbent Steven Kirkland in the Democratic primary for Texas 334th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Deshea Rogers | 55.2 | 137,025 |
 | Steven Kirkland | 44.8 | 111,316 | |
| Total votes: 248,341 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 334th District Court
Dan Lemkuil advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 334th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Lemkuil | 100.0 | 153,951 |
| Total votes: 153,951 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock defeated Steven Kirkland in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Blacklock (R) | 53.2 | 4,358,756 |
| Steven Kirkland (D) | 46.8 | 3,838,411 | |
| Total votes: 8,197,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Steven Kirkland advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
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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 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.[4] Steven Kirkland ran unopposed in the Texas 334th District Court Democratic primary.[5]
| Texas 334th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steven Kirkland (unopposed) |
100.00% | 144,513 |
| Total Votes | 144,513 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Steven Kirkland defeated incumbent Grant Dorfman in the Texas 334th District Court general election.
| Texas 334th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Steven Kirkland |
52.09% | 659,630 | |
| Republican | Grant Dorfman Incumbent | 47.91% | 606,762 | |
| Total Votes | 1,266,392 | |||
| 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.[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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Steven Kirkland did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ Abilene Reporter-News, "Abilene native running for state bench promises to listen," November 25, 2017
- ↑ Judge Steven Kirkland for Texas Supreme Court Justice, "Qualifications," accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Steven Kirkland," 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
- ↑ 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
