Hon. Jack Jones

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Jack Jones



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Texas 146th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Education



Bachelor's

Baylor University




Law

Baylor University







Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2016

1.1.1 Selection method


1.2 2012


2 Education
3 Career
4 See also
5 External links
6 Footnotes





Jack Jones is the judge for the 146th District Court in Texas. He was elected on November 6, 2012, for a four-year term.[1]
Jones won re-election without opposition in 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[2]

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.[3] Incumbent Jack Jones ran unopposed in the Texas 146th District Court Republican primary.[2]

[hide]Texas 146th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate Jack Jones Incumbent
Jack Jones 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.[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]

2012
Jones was re-elected without opposition to the 146th District Court.[7][1] He and Mary Black Pearson defeated challenger Brett Pritchard in the primary election and Mary Black Pearson was defeated by Jones in the primary runoff election.[8]

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Education
Jones received an undergraduate degree from Baylor University, going on to earn his J.D. there as well.[9]

Career
Prior to his judicial election in 2012, Jones was a partner in the law firm of Jones and Harrell, PC.[9]


See also
Bell County, Texas
Texas District Courts
External links
Official website of Bell County, Texas
Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Bell County General Election - 11/06/12 Results

? Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015

? Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015

? 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

? Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012

? Bell County Republican Primary Runoff - 7/31/12 Results

? Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 Harker Heights Evening Star, "Jones to run for 146th District Court," October 27, 2011

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