Hon. Guy Herman

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Guy Herman



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Democratic Party



Travis County Probate Court


Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2026



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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022




Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin




Law

University of Texas, Austin



Contact

Campaign website






Guy Herman (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Travis County Probate Court in Texas. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.Herman (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Travis County Probate Court in Texas 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 2010

2.4.1 Selection method




3 Campaign themes

3.1 2022


4 Noteworthy cases

4.1 Judge rules Texas state ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional


5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes



Biography
Herman received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Elections
2022
See also:Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent Guy Herman won election in the general election for Travis County Probate Court.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Travis County Probate CourtIncumbent Guy Herman advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Guy Herman
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87,899Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 87,899 = 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 Travis County Probate CourtIncumbent Guy Herman won election in the general election for Travis County Probate Court on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Guy Herman (D)

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347,238Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 347,238 = 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 Travis County Probate CourtIncumbent Guy Herman advanced from the Democratic primary for Travis County Probate Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Guy Herman
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92,285Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Total votes: 92,285 = 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

Herman ran for re-election to the Travis County Probate Court.Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014.General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.See the September 18 edition of the Election Brief for the whole story on Herman's retirement. [2][3]
2010
See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (T-Z)
Herman was re-elected to the Travis County Probate Court after running unopposed.[4]

Selection method
See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the probate 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.[5]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[5]

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.
Campaign themes
2022




Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Guy Herman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy cases
Judge rules Texas state ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
See also: Travis County Probate Court, Texas
On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Judge Guy Herman ruled that the Texas state ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. The ruling emerged from an estate dispute in which an Austin resident named Sonemaly Phrasavath argued that her eight-year relationship to Stella Powell should have been classified as a common-law marriage. Powell died without a valid will in June after having been diagnosed with colon cancer eight months prior. After her death, a legal dispute over her estate developed between Phrasavath and two of Powell’s siblings. Phrasavath stated that she didn't intend to set a legal precedent when she entered the court. “I can’t imagine anyone being married for 6 or 7 years, then having to walk away after losing their spouse and feel like the marriage never happened,” she said.[6]
Two days after Herman's ruling, two Austin women were married on Judge David Wahlberg's orders. Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant tied the knot after being together nearly 31 years. The marriage sparked celebrations from supporters and condemnation from Republican state leaders. Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to void the marriage, and requested the Texas Supreme Court to investigate. The supreme court issued an order blocking Wahlberg's order. Wahlberg had originally ordered that Goodfriend and Bryant be issued a marriage license due to Goodfriend's poor health.
In opposition to Wahlberg's order, Governor Greg Abbott cited a 2005 amendment of the Texas Constitution that defines marriage as consisting “only of the union of one man and one woman.” Paxton stated he would seek a lawsuit to halt the Travis County clerk from issuing additional marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[7]


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Footnotes






? Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Guy S. Herman," accessed September 17, 2014

? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)," accessed September 17, 2014

? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)," accessed September 17, 2014

? Travis County Elections, "Sample Ballot for the 11/2/10 General Election"

? Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016

? Statesman, "Travis judge rules Texas gay-marriage ban unconstitutional," February 17, 2015

? The Statesman, "Travis County clerk issues first legal gay marriage license in Texas," February 19, 2015

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