Hon. Cindy Irwin

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Cindy Irwin


Hutchinson County Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016



Personal

Profession
Justice of the Peace, Hutchinson County

Contact

Personal Facebook






Contents

1 Career
2 Elections

2.1 2016

2.1.1 Selection method




3 See also
4 External links
5 Footnotes




Cindy Irwin is a judge for the Hutchinson County Court in Texas.[1] The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

Career
Irwin was first appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Hutchinson County in 2003.[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] Cindy Irwin defeated Amanda Harris in the Hutchinson County Court Republican primary.[1]

[hide]Hutchinson County Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Cindy Irwin
59.10%
2,930Amanda Harris
40.90%
2,028Total Votes
4,958
Source: NewsChannel 10, "Hutchinson County Ballot," March 1, 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.
See also
Courts in Texas
Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Texas Judicial Branch
Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes






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

? LinkedIn, "Cindy Irwin," accessed February 26, 2016

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

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







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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