Hon. Kerry Neves

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Kerry Neves



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Texas 10th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin




Law

University of Texas School of Law



Contact

Personal website






Contents

1 Biography
2 Elections

2.1 2016

2.1.1 Selection method


2.2 2012


3 Awards and associations

3.1 Associations


4 External links
5 Footnotes





Kerry Neves is the judge for Texas District 10. He was elected on November 6, 2012.
Neves ran for re-election in 2016.[1] The general election took place on November 8, 2016. Neves won in the 2016 general election.

Biography
Neves received his undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from University of Texas School of Law.[2] Prior to his judicial election, Neves worked in private practice in Galveston County.[2]

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.[3] Incumbent Kerry Neves ran unopposed in the Texas 10th District Court Republican primary.[1]

[hide]Texas 10th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate Kerry Neves Incumbent
Incumbent Kerry Neves defeated Cornel Walker in the Texas 10th District Court general election.

[hide]Texas 10th District Court, General Election, 2016

Party
Candidate
Vote%
Votes
Republican
Kerry Neves Incumbent
65.18%
77,952
Democratic
Cornel Walker
34.82%
41,637Total Votes
119,589
Source: Lamar County, Texas, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]

2012
Neves ran for a seat on the 10th District Court. He defeated fellow Republican George Young in the July 31, 2012 primary runoff[7] and was elected without opposition in the general election.

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Awards and associations
Associations
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law
President, Galveston County Bar Association
Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas[2]
External links





Suggest a link

Campaign website
Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Campaign Website Bio

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

? Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 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

? Runoff Election Results – Galveston County

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Texas courts


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• Texas Court of Appeals
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State resources:
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