David Evans (Texas District Courts)
David Evans (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 48th District Court. He left office in 2021.
Evans (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 48th District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
In February 2014, Gov. Rick Perry (R) appointed Evans to a four-year term as presiding administrative judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region.[1]
Evans retired from the court in 2021.[2]
Biography
Evans earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and his J.D. from Baylor University.[3]
Evans has served as president of the Tarrant County Bar Association, chair of the Tarrant County Juvenile Board and Law Library Committee and the State Bar of Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline, vice chair of the Tarrant County Civil Courts Advisory Committee and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and director of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation and the State Bar of Texas. He has also served in the military, as a captain in the U.S. Army and the Texas Army National Guard.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 48th District Court
Incumbent David Evans defeated Lawrence Meyers in the general election for Texas 48th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Evans (R) | 52.9 | 424,478 |
| Lawrence Meyers (D) | 47.1 | 377,295 | |
| Total votes: 801,773 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 48th District Court
Lawrence Meyers advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 48th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Meyers | 100.0 | 112,407 |
| Total votes: 112,407 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 48th District Court
Incumbent David Evans advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 48th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Evans | 100.0 | 101,737 |
| Total votes: 101,737 | |||
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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.[4] Incumbent David Evans ran unopposed in the Texas 48th District Court Republican primary.[5]
| Texas 48th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 David Evans Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 134,803 |
| Total Votes | 134,803 | |
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Evans 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.[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]
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Evans was re-elected without opposition to the 48th District Court.[9]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Evans did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Star-Telegram, "Tarrant County Judge Appointed Administrative Judge for North Central Texas," February 14, 2014
- ↑ NCB DFW, "Tarrant County Prosecutor Named as 48th District Court Judge," October 22, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas State Directory, "The Honorable David L. Evans (R)," October 3, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
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
