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William Moody
Democratic Party
Candidate, Texas 34th District Court
Texas 34th District Court
Tenure
1986 - Present
Term ends
2024
Years in position
38
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Elections and appointments
Last elected
November 3, 2020
Next election
November 5, 2024
Appointed
1986
Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, El Paso, 1972
Law
Texas Tech University, 1975
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William Moody (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 34th District Court. He assumed office in 1986. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.Moody (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 34th District Court. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Moody was appointed to the court in 1986 by Governor Mark White.
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Awards and associations
1.1.1 Awards
1.1.2 Associations
2 Elections
2.1 2024
2.1.1 Endorsements
2.2 2020
2.3 2016
2.3.1 Selection method
2.4 2014
2.4.1 Judicial poll
2.4.2 Endorsements
2.5 2012
2.6 2010
3 Campaign themes
3.1 2024
3.2 2020
4 See also
5 External links
6 Footnotes
Biography
Moody earned a B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1972 and received his J.D. from Texas Tech University in 1975.[1]
Below is a brief outline of Moody's career:
1986-present: Judge, 34th Judicial District Court
1997-2001, 2003-2005: Presiding judge, El Paso Council of Judges
1991-1995: Presiding judge, Sixth Judicial Region of Texas (Appointed, Gov. Ann Richards)
1978-1986: First assistant district attorney, El Paso
1975-1978: Assistant district attorney, El Paso
1972-1975: Commissioned 2nd Lt. U.S. Army[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
1986: Humanitarian Award, Black El Paso Democrats
Associations
1983-1986: Member, State Ethics Commission
1986: Vice chairman, State Ethics Commission
Past regional representative, Texas Association for Retarded Citizens (past vice-president of El Paso chapter)
Past member, Advisory Board, El Paso Boys Scouts
El Paso Historical Society board member, El Paso History Museum[2]
Elections
2024
See also:Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)General electionThe candidate list in this election may not be complete.General election for Texas 34th District CourtIncumbent William Moody is running in the general election for Texas 34th District Court on November 5, 2024. CandidateWilliam Moody (D)
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.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 34th District CourtIncumbent William Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court on March 5, 2024. Candidate%Votes?William Moody
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28,912Incumbents are bolded and underlined.SourceTotal votes: 28,912 = 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.
Endorsements
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2020
See also:Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2020)General electionGeneral election for Texas 34th District CourtIncumbent William Moody won election in the general election for Texas 34th District Court on November 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?William Moody (D)
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207,509Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 207,509 = 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 34th District CourtIncumbent William Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court on March 3, 2020. Candidate%Votes?William Moody
100.0
57,068Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 57,068 = 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 Bill Moody ran unopposed in the Texas 34th District Court Democratic primary.[4]
[hide]Texas 34th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Bill Moody Incumbent
William Moody 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]
2014
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2014 and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections, 2014
Moody ran for election to the Texas Supreme Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 37.2 percent of the vote.He competed against incumbent Nathan Hecht (Republican) and Tom Oxford (Libertarian).
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014.[8][9][10]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[11]
Chief Justice
Candidate:
Votes:
Nathan Hecht
5945
William Moody
2681
Tom Oxford
1013
Robert Talton
1164
Endorsements
Dallas County Young Democrats[12]
Stonewall Democrats Texas[13]
Southeast Texas Stonewall Democrats[14]
Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio[15]
NXNW Democrats[16]
Austin Black Lawyers Association[17]
Texas AFL-CIO[18]
2012
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Moody was re-elected without opposition to the 34th District Court.[19]
2010
Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Moody ran a seat on the Texas Supreme Court in 2010. He was defeated in the general election.[20] This was his third campaign for the high court.[21]
Campaign themes
2024
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Footnotes
? The Texas Tribune, "Bill Moody," accessed September 16, 2014
? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Moody for Justice, "About Judge Moody"
? 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: 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
