Hon. Sandra Peake

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Sandra Peake


Democratic Party



Texas 257th District Court
Tenure

2019 - Present


Term ends

2026


Years in position

5



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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022




Education



Law

University of Houston, 1982



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Sandra Peake (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 257th District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.Peake (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 257th District Court. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Peake was a 2014 judicial candidate for the 246th District Court in Texas.[1]

Contents

1 Biography
2 Elections

2.1 2022
2.2 2018
2.3 2014

2.3.1 Selection method




3 Campaign themes

3.1 2022


4 See also
5 External links
6 Footnotes



Biography
Peake earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 1982.[2] Peake is an attorney with the Law Offices of Sandra J. Peake in Harris County.[2] She has been practicing law for 30 years, focusing primarily on family law cases.[3]

Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)General electionGeneral election for Texas 257th District CourtIncumbent Sandra Peake defeated Leonel Farias II in the general election for Texas 257th District Court on November 8, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Sandra Peake (D)

51.9
548,215Leonel Farias II (R)

48.1
507,991Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 1,056,206 = 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 257th District CourtIncumbent Sandra Peake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Sandra Peake
100.0
137,623Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 137,623 = 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 257th District CourtLeonel Farias II advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Leonel Farias II
100.0
134,293
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 134,293 = 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 Texas 257th District CourtSandra Peake defeated Melanie Flowers in the general election for Texas 257th District Court on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Sandra Peake (D)

55.1
651,331Melanie Flowers (R)

44.9
530,680
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 1,182,011 = 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 257th District CourtSandra Peake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Sandra Peake
100.0
132,555
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Total votes: 132,555 = 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 257th District CourtMelanie Flowers defeated Alyssa Lemkuil in the Republican primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Melanie Flowers
64.2
81,119Alyssa Lemkuil
35.8
45,199
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Total votes: 126,318 = 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.
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Peake ran for election to the 246th District Court.Primary: She was successful in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014, receiving 51.1 percent of the vote.She competed against Julia Maldonado.General: She was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 47.1 percent of the vote.She competed against Charley Prine.
[1]

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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]

Campaign themes
2022




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Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Harris County Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report - March 4, 2014 Primary Election," March 5, 2014 (dead link)

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Sandra Peake," accessed August 8, 2014

? Houston Chronicle, "Judicial Q&A: Sandra Peake," January 7, 2014

? Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014

? Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014

? Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014

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