Hon. Piper McCraw

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Piper McCraw


Republican Party



Candidate, Texas 469th District Court



Texas 469th District Court
Tenure

2015 - Present


Term ends

2024


Years in position

9



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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020





Next election

November 5, 2024




Appointed

August 18, 2015




Education



Bachelor's

Southern Methodist University




Law

Texas Wesleyan School of Law



Personal

Profession
Owner, Piper McCraw, P.C.

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Piper McCraw (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 469th District Court. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on December 31, 2024.McCraw (Republican Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 469th District Court. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Contents

1 Biography
2 Awards and associations
3 Elections

3.1 2024

3.1.1 Endorsements


3.2 2020
3.3 2016

3.3.1 Selection method




4 Campaign themes

4.1 2024
4.2 2020


5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes



Biography
Piper McCraw earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Her career experience includes working as the Collin County Assistant District Attorney and as the owner of Piper McCraw, P.C.
McCraw served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Training Committee for the Texas Children’s Commission. She also served as a board member and charter member for the Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court, and as a charter member for the Collin County Women Lawyer's Association.[1][2]

Awards and associations
Member, Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association Board of Directors
Member, State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee
Charter member, Collin County Women Lawyer’s Association
Charter member, Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court
Board member & secretary, Hope Women’s Center[2]
Elections
2024
See also:Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2024)General electionThe candidate list in this election may not be complete.General election for Texas 469th District CourtIncumbent Piper McCraw is running in the general election for Texas 469th District Court on November 5, 2024. CandidatePiper McCraw (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.Republican primary election Republican primary for Texas 469th District CourtIncumbent Piper McCraw advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 5, 2024. Candidate%Votes?Piper McCraw
100.0
59,285Incumbents are bolded and underlined.SourceTotal votes: 59,285 = 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.
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2020
See also:Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2020)General electionGeneral election for Texas 469th District CourtIncumbent Piper McCraw defeated Dana Huffman in the general election for Texas 469th District Court on November 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?Piper McCraw (R)
56.8
260,274Dana Huffman (D)

43.2
197,760Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 458,034 = 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 469th District CourtDana Huffman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?Dana Huffman
100.0
56,230
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.Source1Source2Total votes: 56,230 = 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 469th District CourtIncumbent Piper McCraw advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 469th District Court on March 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?Piper McCraw
100.0
56,207Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.Source1Source2Total votes: 56,207 = 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.[3] Incumbent Piper McCraw ran unopposed in the Texas 469th District Court Republican primary.[4]

[hide]Texas 469th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate Piper McCraw Incumbent
Piper McCraw 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]

Campaign themes
2024




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Prior to her appointment by Governor Abbott in 2015 to the 469th District Court in Collin County, Piper McCraw was an assistant district attorney for Collin County where she was a misdemeanor court chief then later a member of a felony trial team. After leaving the Collin County DA's office, she joined McCraw Gantt, PLLC. In her experience, Judge McCraw has handled a wide variety of cases and tried over a 150 jury trials. She is a charter member and board member of both the Collin County Women Lawyer's Association and the Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court. Judge McCraw is also proud to serve as Vice Chair and a Commissioner on the Texas Children's Commission as well as the Chair of the Children's Commission Training Committee. Prior to taking the bench, she was a member of the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association Board of Directors and the State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee. Judge McCraw received a BBA from Southern Methodist University, a JD from Texas A&M School of Law, and is double board certified in Family Law and Child Welfare Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.











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Footnotes






? Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 17, 2020

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Office of the Governor Greg Abbott, "Governor Abbott Appoints McCraw Judge Of 469th Judicial District Court," August 18, 2015

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

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

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