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Lora Livingston

Texas 261st District Court

Tenure

1998 - Present

Term ends

2022

Years in position

23

Elections and appointments

Education

Lora Livingston (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 261st District Court. She assumed office in 1998. Her current term ends on December 31, 2022.

Livingston (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 261st District Court. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

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Biography

Livingston received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.[1] Below is a summary of Livingston's professional experience.

  • 1995-1998: Associate judge, District Courts of Travis County
  • 1993-1995: Partner, Livingston & Parr
  • 1988-1993: Attorney, Joel B. Bennett, P.C.
  • 1986-1988: Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellow, Legal Aid Society of Central Texas[1]

Elections

2018

General election

Democratic primary election

2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Livingston ran for re-election to the 261st District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014. [2] [3]

2010

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

Livingston was re-elected to the 261st District Court after running unopposed.[4]

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.[5]

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."[6]

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;*[7]
  • 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.[5]

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]

See also

Travis County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage

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External links

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  • Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
  • Texas Courts Online

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In Chambers, "Texas Center Honors Outstanding Faculty and Jurists," accessed December 23, 2014
  2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
  4. ↑ Travis County Clerk, "Cumulative Election Results," November 2, 2010
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
  6. ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014

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