David Hagerman

David Hagerman

Republican Party

Candidate, Texas 297th District Court

Texas 297th District Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2022

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 6, 2018

Next election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

North Texas State University

Law

South Texas College of Law

David Hagerman (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 297th District Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2022.

Hagerman (Republican Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 297th District Court. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography[edit]

Hagerman earned a B.B.A. in accounting from North Texas State University, going on to receive his J.D. from South Texas College of Law.^[1] Hagerman has experience working as a prosecutor in the Ellis County and Tarrant County district attorney's offices for over 20 years.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election for Texas 297th District Court

Incumbent David Hagerman won election in the general election for Texas 297th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Hagerman (R)	100.0	361,405

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Republican primary for Texas 297th District Court

Incumbent David Hagerman advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 297th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Hagerman	100.0	75,060

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2014[edit]

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Hagerman ran for election to the 297th District Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 60.6 percent of the vote. He competed against Jay Lapham, Glynis Adams McGinty and Lex Johnston.
General: He defeated Gwinda Burns in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.5 percent of the vote. ^[2][3][4] 

Selection method[edit]

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[edit]

Tarrant County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Tarrant County, Texas Tarrant County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2018 Public policy in Texas Influencers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

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