Hon. Lonnie Cox

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Lonnie Cox



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Texas 56th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Education



Graduate

HBU




Law

University of Houston Law School, 1993



Contact

Personal website






Contents

1 Education
2 Career
3 Elections

3.1 2016

3.1.1 Selection method


3.2 2012


4 Awards and associations

4.1 Awards
4.2 Associations


5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes





Lonnie Cox is the judge of Texas District 56.[1] He has been on the bench since 2005.[2] On November 6, 2012, he was re-elected to a four-year term.
Cox won re-election without opposition in 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[3]

Education
Cox received his undergraduate degree from HBU and his J.D. from University of Houston Law School.[4]

Career
Cox spent 10 years as an assistant district attorney and a chief felony prosecutor prior to becoming a judge. He has also been a customer service supervisor at two of Lubrizol Corporation's plants in Texas as well as a musician for several orchestras.[4]

Elections
2016
See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 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.[5] Incumbent Lonnie Cox defeated Wayne Mallia in the Texas 56th District Court Republican primary.[3]

[hide]Texas 56th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Lonnie Cox Incumbent
63.60%
20,234Wayne Mallia
36.40%
11,579Total Votes
31,813
Source: Galveston County, Texas, "Cumulative Report-Unofficial," March 1, 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]

2012
Cox was re-elected without opposition to the 56th District Court.[9]

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Awards and associations
Awards
MADD - Recognized for Dedication & Service - July 2001
Texas Gang Investigators Assoc. – Damn Good Judge Award[2]
Associations
State Bar of Texas
Texas Board of Legal Specializations in Criminal Law
College of the State Bar of Texas
Galveston County Bar Association
Galveston Bar Association Secretary
Pro Bono Committee
Judicial Section of the Texas State Bar
Galveston County Community Supervision & Correction Board
Galveston County Juvenile Probation Board
Galveston County Justice Board[2]
See also
Galveston County, Texas
Courts in Texas
Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Texas Judicial Branch
Campaign website
Footnotes






? 56th District

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Court Website Bio

? Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015

? Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Campaign Bio

? Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015

? Jump up to: 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

? Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012

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