Hon. Harriett L. Haag

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Harriett Haag


Taylor County Court at Law No. 2
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2016




Appointed

December 13, 2016



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Harriett Haag is a judge of the Taylor County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas. Haag (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Taylor County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
The Taylor County commissioners appointed her to the position on December 13, 2016, effective the following Monday.[1]

Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2016

1.1.1 Selection method




2 See also
3 External links
4 Footnotes



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.[2] Harriett Haag defeated Kevin Wilhelm in the Taylor County Court at Law Republican primary runoff for Seat 2.

[hide]Taylor County Court at Law (Number 2), Republican Primary Runoff, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Harriett Haag
62.67%
6,624Kevin Wilhelm
37.33%
3,945Total Votes
10,569
Source: [http://www.reporternews.com/news/politics/elections/haag-birchum-win-taylor-county-republican-runoffs-33990753-6daf-7869-e053-0100007fe183-380741211.html Abilene Reporter-News, "Haag, Birchum win Taylor County Republican runoffs
," May 24, 2016]

[3]

[hide]Taylor County Court at Law (Number 2), Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate
Vote%
Votes Harriett Haag
38.22%
7,703 Kevin Wilhelm
35.76%
7,208Erica Hall
26.02%
5,244Total Votes
20,155
Source: Abilene Reporter-News, "County Court-at-Law No. 2 race goes to runoff in May," March 2, 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
Taylor County, Texas
Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Taylor County Court at Law No. 2
Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes






? Abilene Reporter-News, "Taylor County commissioners appoint Harriett Haag to county judge seat," December 13, 2016

? 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: 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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