Comal County, Texas (Judicial)

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Comal County, Texas contains four judicial districts, one county court, and two county courts at law.[1]

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has jurisdiction in Comal County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Judges

Comal County courthouse
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District courts

Texas judicial district 22

Former judges


Texas judicial district 207


Texas judicial district 274


Texas judicial district 433


County courts

Comal County Court, Texas


Comal County Court at Law, Texas

County Court at Law No. 1

County Court at Law No. 2


Elections

See also: Texas judicial elections

Texas is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Texas, click here.

Election rules

Primary election

Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[5][6]

Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[5]

General election

The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[5][7]


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Courts Online, "State District Courts by County," January 2008
  2. ↑ Caldwell County, Texas, "22nd District Court," accessed January 5, 2015
  3. ↑ Comal County, Texas: District Courts
  4. ↑ Comal County, Texas, "Comal County District Courts"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
  6. ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
  7. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)
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State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas

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