David Stith

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Republican Party

Candidate, Texas 319th District Court

Texas 319th District Court

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2022

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 6, 2018

Next election

November 8, 2022

Appointed

August 29, 2013

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Texas

Law

Texas Tech University School of Law

Contact

Personal Facebook

David Stith (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 319th District Court. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2022.

Stith (Republican Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Texas 319th 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.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2018
* 2.3 2014
* 2.3.1 Selection method
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2022
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Stith earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Texas, going on to receive his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law. Prior to his judicial appointment in 2013, Stith was a judge of the Nueces County Court at Law No. 3.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)

General election

##### General election for Texas 319th District Court

Incumbent David Stith is running in the general election for Texas 319th District Court on November 8, 2022.

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Texas 319th District Court

Incumbent David Stith advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 319th District Court on March 1, 2022.

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### 2018[edit]

General election

##### General election for Texas 319th District Court

Incumbent David Stith won election in the general election for Texas 319th District Court on November 6, 2018.

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| Total votes: 60,688

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Texas 319th District Court

Incumbent David Stith advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 319th District Court on March 6, 2018.

Candidate

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| Total votes: 10,184

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### 2014[edit]

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Stith ran for re-election to the 319th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He defeated Michele Villarreal-Kuchta in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 59.4 percent of the vote. [2]

#### 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.[3]

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."[4]

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;*[5]
* 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.[3]

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[3]

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ LinkedIn, "David Stith Profile," accessed November 24, 2014
2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
4. ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
5. ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014