Hon. John T. Gauntt

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John Gauntt



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Texas 27th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas




Law

Baylor University School of Law







Contents

1 Elections

1.1 2016

1.1.1 Selection method


1.2 2012


2 Education
3 Career
4 Awards and associations
5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes





John Gauntt is a judge for Texas District 27. He was first elected on November 6, 2012.[1] Gauntt 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 John Gauntt ran unopposed in the Texas 27th District Court Republican primary.[2]

[hide]Texas 27th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate John Gauntt Incumbent
John Gauntt 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
Gauntt was elected without opposition to the 27th District Court in the general election.[7] He had defeated fellow Republican Paul L. LePak in the primary election.[1]

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Education
Gauntt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. He earned his J.D. from Baylor University Law School.[8]

Career
Prior to serving in District 27, Gauntt was a practicing attorney for over 40 years. He had worked in private practice as local counsel for the Temple Independent School District and as city attorney for the City of Troy.[9]

Awards and associations
Lone Star Legal Aid, director
Pro bono lawyer of the year, 2008
Temple School District, former trustee[9]
See also
Texas District Courts
External links
John Gauntt campaign website
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

? John Gauntt campaign website, About John Gauntt

? Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 John Gauntt campaign website, Work

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