Hon. Kristen Brauchle Hawkins

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Kristen Hawkins


Democratic Party



Candidate, Texas 11th District Court



Texas 11th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2024



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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020





Next election

November 5, 2024




Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin




Law

South Texas College of Law



Personal

Profession
Attorney

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Kristen Hawkins is a judge of the Texas 11th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2024.Hawkins (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 11th District Court. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Contents

1 Education
2 Career
3 Elections

3.1 2024

3.1.1 Endorsements


3.2 2020
3.3 2016

3.3.1 Selection method




4 Endorsements
5 Campaign themes

5.1 2024
5.2 2020


6 See also
7 External links
8 Footnotes



Education
Hawkins earned her bachelor's degree in government and Spanish from the University of Texas-Austin, and her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law.[1]

Career
Hawkins began practicing as an attorney in 2000.[1]

Elections
2024
See also:Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)General electionGeneral election for Texas 11th District CourtIncumbent Kristen Hawkins and Nile Copeland are running in the general election for Texas 11th District Court on November 5, 2024. CandidateKristen Hawkins (D)
Nile Copeland (R)
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 11th District CourtIncumbent Kristen Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 11th District Court on March 5, 2024. Candidate%Votes?Kristen Hawkins
100.0
139,518Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 139,518 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Republican primary election Republican primary for Texas 11th District CourtNile Copeland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 11th District Court on March 5, 2024. Candidate%Votes?Nile Copeland
100.0
143,309
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 143,309 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Endorsements



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2020
See also:Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)General electionGeneral election for Texas 11th District CourtIncumbent Kristen Hawkins won election in the general election for Texas 11th District Court on November 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?Kristen Hawkins (D)

100.0
1,064,910Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 1,064,910 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 11th District CourtIncumbent Kristen Hawkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 11th District Court on March 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?Kristen Hawkins
100.0
237,820Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 237,820 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2016
Kristen Hawkins defeated Kevin Fulton in the Texas 11th District Court general election.

[hide]Texas 11th District Court, General Election, 2016

Party
Candidate
Vote%
Votes
Democratic
Kristen Hawkins
52.42%
666,492
Republican
Kevin Fulton
47.58%
605,037Total Votes
1,271,529
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016

Kristen Hawkins defeated Rabeea Collier in the Texas 11th District Court Democratic primary runoff.

[hide]Texas 11th District Court, Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Kristen Hawkins
59.24%
16,429Rabeea Collier
40.76%
11,305Total Votes
27,734
Source: Harris County Clerk. "Election Night Results," accessed May 24, 2016

[2]

[hide]Texas 11th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Kristen Hawkins
49.35%
81,172 Rabeea Collier
25.38%
41,751Jim Lewis
25.27%
41,566Total Votes
164,489
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 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.[3]
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."[4]
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;*[5]
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.[3]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]

Endorsements




Kristen Hawkins ad, May 8, 2015

Hawkins received the following endorsements in 2016:[6]

State Rep. Jessica Farrar (D)
State Rep. Ana Hernandez (D)
State Rep. Armando Walle (D)
Alief Independent School District Trustee Rick Moreno
Alief Independent School District Trustee Tiffany Thomas
Campaign themes
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