Hon. Christopher D. Duggan has presided over 321 cases in our database. View their complete ruling history and outcome statistics below.
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Christopher D. Duggan
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Texas 423rd District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
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Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, Austin
Law
Texas Tech University
Contents
1 Elections
1.1 2016
1.1.1 Selection method
1.2 2012
2 Education
3 Career
4 See also
5 Footnotes
Christopher D. Duggan is the judge of Texas District 423.[1] He was elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016.[2][3] His current term expires on December 31, 2020.
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.[4] Incumbent Christopher Duggan ran unopposed in the Texas 423rd District Court Democratic primary.[3]
[hide]Texas 423rd District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Christopher Duggan Incumbent
Christopher Duggan won without opposition in the general election.
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
Duggan was re-elected without opposition to the 423rd District Court.[8]
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Education
Duggan received his undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from Texas Tech University.[9]
Career
Prior to his election to the court in 2008, Duggan was a prosecutor and worked as a briefing attorney for the Eastland Court of Appeals.[10]
See also
Bastrop County, Texas
Footnotes
? 423rd District
? Texas State Directory Online
? Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
? Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
? Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
? Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
? Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
? Martindale.com Profile
? Campaign Flyer
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Texas courts
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
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