Hon. Sergio Valdez

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Sergio Valdez



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Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2016

1.1.1 Selection method




2 See also
3 External links
4 Footnotes




Sergio Valdez is the judge for the Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7 in Texas.[1]
Valdez won re-election in 2016.[2] The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

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] Incumbent Sergio Valdez ran unopposed in the Hidalgo County Civil Court at Law Democratic primary.[2]

[hide]Hidalgo County Civil Court at Law, Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate Sergio Valdez Incumbent
Sergio Valdez won without opposition in the general election on November 8, 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
Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
Courts in Texas
External links
Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes






? Texas Courts Online, "Directory of Trial Courts by County," February 27, 2014

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 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: 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016






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