Hon. Steve Burgess

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Steve Burgess



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Republican Party



Texas 158th 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

California State University




Law

Loyola Law School







Steve Burgess (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 158th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.Burgess (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 158th District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2022
1.2 2018
1.3 2014
1.4 2010


2 Education
3 Career
4 Awards and associations

4.1 Selection method


5 Campaign themes

5.1 2022


6 See also
7 External links
8 Footnotes



Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in Denton County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Burgess won election in the general election for Texas 158th District Court.Republican primary election Republican primary for Texas 158th District CourtIncumbent Steve Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 158th District Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Steve Burgess
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47,877Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 47,877 = 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 158th District CourtIncumbent Steve Burgess won election in the general election for Texas 158th District Court on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Steve Burgess (R)

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185,232Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 185,232 = 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 158th District CourtIncumbent Steve Burgess advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 158th District Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Steve Burgess
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35,316Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Total votes: 35,316 = 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
Burgess ran for re-election to the 158th District Court.Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republicanprimary on March 4, 2014.General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Burgess won the Republican primary, defeating incumbent Jake Collier and David Moraine. He was elected after running unopposed in the general election.[4]

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010
Education
Burgess received his B.S. from California State University and his J.D. from Loyola Law School.[5]

Career
Prior to joining the court in 2011, Burgess practiced law in Denton County for 14 years and worked as a fraud auditor for McDonnell Douglas while attending graduate school.[5]

Awards and associations
Burgess has passed both the California State Bar and the Texas State Bar examination.[5]

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.[6]
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."[7]
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;*[8]
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.[6]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[6]

Campaign themes
2022




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Footnotes






? 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 "Denton")

? Denton County Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results (Republican)," March 10, 2014

? Texas Secretary of State, 2010 Republican Primary Winners

? Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 Steve Burgess campaign website

? Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 6.2 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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