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Marcos Lizarraga
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Democratic Party
Texas 168th District Court
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
10
Report an officeholder change
Elections and appointments
Last elected
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of Texas, El Paso
Law
University of Texas, Austin
Marcos Lizarraga (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 168th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.Lizarraga (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 168th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Elections
2.1 2022
2.2 2018
2.3 2014
2.4 2012
2.5 2010
2.5.1 Selection method
3 Campaign themes
3.1 2022
4 See also
5 External links
6 Footnotes
Biography
Lizarraga received his bachelor's degree from University of Texas-El Paso and his J.D. from the University of Texas-Austin.[1]
Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent Marcos Lizarraga won election in the general election for Texas 168th District Court.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 168th District CourtIncumbent Marcos Lizarraga advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 168th District Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Marcos Lizarraga
100.0
29,812Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 29,812 = 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 168th District CourtIncumbent Marcos Lizarraga won election in the general election for Texas 168th District Court on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Marcos Lizarraga (D)
100.0
150,338Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 150,338 = 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 168th District CourtIncumbent Marcos Lizarraga advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 168th District Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Marcos Lizarraga
100.0
38,703Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Total votes: 38,703 = 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
Lizarraga ran for re-election to the 168th District Court.Primary: He was successful in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014, receiving 52.6 percent of the vote.He competed against Michele Locke.General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2012
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Lizarraga ran unsuccessfully for the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals. He competed in the Democratic primary on May 29, receiving 32.61% of the vote. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, he and Ann McClure competed in the runoff on July 31, 2012. Lizarraga was defeated in the runoff after receiving 43.07% of the vote.[5]
2010
See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010
Lizarraga defeated Christopher Antcliff in the general election.[6][7]
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.[8]
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."[9]
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;*[10]
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.[8]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[8]
Campaign themes
2022
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Footnotes
? Martindale.com, "Marcos A. Lizarraga," accessed December 23, 2014
? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "El Paso")
? El Paso County Board of Elections, "Election Results Combined Official Final," accessed March 26, 2014
? Texas Secretary of State, "Democratic Primary Runoff Results," August 1, 2012
? El Paso County, "Election Summary Report: 2010 November General Election," November 12, 2010
? El Paso Times, "Marcos rips incumbent, wins 168th," November 2, 2010
? Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
? Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
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