Hon. David Waddill

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David Waddill


Republican Party



Collin County Court at Law No. 7
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2026



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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022




Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin




Law

Texas Tech University School of Law



Personal

Profession
Attorney





David Waddill (Republican Party) is a judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.Waddill (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 7 in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Contents

1 Education
2 Career
3 Elections

3.1 2022
3.2 2018
3.3 2016

3.3.1 Selection method




4 Campaign themes

4.1 2022


5 Endorsements

5.1 2016


6 See also
7 External links
8 Footnotes



Education
Waddill earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas-Austin. He later received his J.D. from the Texas Tech University School of Law.[1]

Career
Waddill has been a private practice attorney since 2008. He was an assistant district attorney with the Collin County District Attorney's Office.[1]

Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent David Waddill won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 7.Republican primary election Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 7Incumbent David Waddill advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?David Waddill
100.0
49,283Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 49,283 = 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.
2018
General electionGeneral election for Collin County Court at Law No. 7Incumbent David Waddill won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 7 on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?David Waddill (R)

100.0
209,666Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.Source1Source2Total votes: 209,666 = 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 Collin County Court at Law No. 7Incumbent David Waddill advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?David Waddill
100.0
42,716Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Total votes: 42,716 = 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
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.[2] David Waddill defeated James Angelino and Melvin Thathiah in the Colin County Civil Court at Law Republican primary for Number 7.[3]

[hide]Collin County Civil Court at Law (Number 7), Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes David Waddill
56.19%
34,707James Angelino
32.07%
19,808Melvin Thathiah
11.73%
7,247Total Votes
61,762
Source: Collin County, Texas, "Election Summary Report," March 2, 2016

Selection method
See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]

be at least 25 years old;
be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.
Campaign themes
2022




Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Waddill did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.


Endorsements
2016
Waddill's campaign website listed the following endorsements for the Republican primary:[5]

Collin County Sheriff Terry Box
State Rep. Jeff Leach (R)
State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R)
Collin County Deputies Association
McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller
McKinney Police Association
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Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 David Waddill for Judge, "About," accessed February 26, 2016

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

? Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015

? Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016

? David Waddill for Judge, "Endorsements," accessed February 26, 2016


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