Nancy Kennedy (Texas)
2023 - Present
2028
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Nancy Kennedy (Democratic Party) is a judge for Place 7 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Kennedy (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Kennedy opened her law practice in 2005. She earned her B.A. in political science from Sam Houston State University in 1997. She later received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 2001.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Nancy Kennedy defeated Kristina Williams in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Kennedy (D) | 51.1 | 574,887 |
 | Kristina Williams (R) | 48.9 | 550,649 | |
| Total votes: 1,125,536 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Nancy Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Kennedy | 100.0 | 154,084 |
| Total votes: 154,084 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Kristina Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristina Williams | 100.0 | 161,080 |
| Total votes: 161,080 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2
Incumbent Nancy Kennedy won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Kennedy (D) | 100.0 | 712,135 |
| Total votes: 712,135 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2
Incumbent Nancy Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Kennedy | 100.0 | 195,299 |
| Total votes: 195,299 | |||
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2016
Nancy Kennedy defeated Tom Spackman in the Dallas County Criminal Court general election for Seat 2.
| Dallas County Criminal Court, Seat 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nancy Kennedy |
60.75% | 445,192 | |
| Republican | Tom Spackman | 39.25% | 287,686 | |
| Total Votes | 732,878 | |||
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official Cumulative Results," accessed December 8, 2016 | ||||
Nancy Kennedy defeated Chika Anyiam in the Dallas County Court at Law Democratic primary runoff for Seat 2.
| Dallas County Criminal Court (Seat 2), Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Kennedy |
51.70% | 7,817 |
| Chika Anyiam | 48.30% | 7,304 |
| Total Votes | 15,121 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," accessed May 24, 2016 | ||
| Dallas County Criminal Court (Seat 2), Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nancy Kennedy |
46.60% | 57,340 |
| Chika Anyiam |
32.60% | 40,120 |
| Marilynn Mayse | 20.80% | 25,593 |
| Total Votes | 123,053 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the county 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.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]
- 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.
Endorsements
Kennedy received the endorsement of The Dallas Morning News on January 10, 2016.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nancy Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Nancy Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 |
Officeholder Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nancy Kennedy for Judge, "Bio," accessed February 26, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Editorial: We recommend Nancy Kennedy in Democratic race for Criminal District Court No. 2," January 10, 2016
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