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    Medina County, Texas (Judicial)

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    Medina County, Texas contains one judicial district, one county court, and one county court at law.[1]

    The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has jurisdiction in Medina County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

    Judges[edit]

    Medina County courthouse
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    District court[edit]

    Texas judicial district 454


    County courts[edit]

    Medina County Court, Texas


    Medina County Court at Law, Texas


    Elections[edit]

    See also: Texas judicial elections

    Texas is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Texas, click here.

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[2][3]

    Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[2]

    General election[edit]

    The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[2][4]


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