Beckie Palomo
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2028
Beckie Palomo (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 341st District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Palomo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 341st District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Palomo received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her J.D. from St. Mary's Law School in 1998.[1]
Before joining the 341st District Court, Palomo served as a prosecutor in the district attorney's office. She has also served as director of the Community Supervision and Corrections Department.[1]
Awards and associations
- Chairwoman, Legislative Committee of the Texas Probation Advisory Council
- Member, Texas Probation Association[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 341st District Court
Incumbent Beckie Palomo won election in the general election for Texas 341st District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beckie Palomo (D) | 100.0 | 49,807 | |
| Total votes: 49,807 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 341st District Court
Incumbent Beckie Palomo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 341st District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beckie Palomo | 100.0 | 15,927 | |
| Total votes: 15,927 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Palomo in this election.
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
Special general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Lori I. Valenzuela defeated Beckie Palomo in the special general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori I. Valenzuela (R) | 50.6 | 409,842 | |
| Beckie Palomo (D) | 49.4 | 400,505 | ||
| Total votes: 810,347 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Beckie Palomo advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beckie Palomo | 100.0 | 128,720 | |
| Total votes: 128,720 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Lori I. Valenzuela advanced from the special Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lori I. Valenzuela | 100.0 | 127,986 | |
| Total votes: 127,986 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Webb County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 341st District Court
Incumbent Beckie Palomo won election in the general election for Texas 341st District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beckie Palomo (D) | 100.0 | 55,867 | |
| Total votes: 55,867 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 341st District Court
Incumbent Beckie Palomo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 341st District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beckie Palomo | 100.0 | 23,015 | |
| Total votes: 23,015 | |||
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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.[2] Incumbent Beckie Palomo ran unopposed in the Texas 341st District Court general election.
| Texas 341st District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Beckie Palomo Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Webb County, Texas, "Joint General and Special Election," November 9, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Beckie Palomo ran unopposed in the Texas 341st District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 341st District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Beckie Palomo Incumbent | ||
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
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Palomo was elected without opposition to the 341st District Court in the general election.[7] She defeated fellow Democrats Fernando Sanchez and R.E. Lopez, Jr. in the primary election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Beckie Palomo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Beckie Palomo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Beckie Palomo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Imaginarium of South Texas, "Imaginarium of South Texas Board of Directors," accessed December 26, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
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
