Jesse McClure
2021 - Present
2029
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Jesse McClure (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 6 of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
McClure (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 6 judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
McClure first became a member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals when Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed him on December 21, 2020, to replace Michael Keasler. To read more about judicial selection in Texas, click here.
Biography
McClure earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1994 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1999. He worked as a special prosecutor at the Texas Department of Insurance and an assistant district attorney in Tarrant County, Texas.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Jesse McClure defeated Robert Johnson in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse McClure (R) | 57.2 | 4,526,307 | |
| Robert Johnson (D) | 42.8 | 3,383,705 | ||
| Total votes: 7,910,012 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Robert Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Johnson | 100.0 | 906,119 | |
| Total votes: 906,119 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Jesse McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse McClure | 100.0 | 1,474,886 | |
| Total votes: 1,474,886 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020 appointment
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed McClure to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on December 21, 2020, to replace Michael Keasler.[2]
2020 election
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 339th District Court
Te'iva Bell defeated incumbent Jesse McClure in the general election for Texas 339th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Te'iva Bell (D) | 53.4 | 825,345 |
| Jesse McClure (R) | 46.6 | 721,224 | ||
| Total votes: 1,546,569 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas 339th District Court
Te'iva Bell defeated Candance White in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 339th District Court on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Te'iva Bell | 62.8 | 97,064 |
| Candance White | 37.2 | 57,383 | ||
| Total votes: 154,447 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 339th District Court
Te'iva Bell and Candance White advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dennis Powell in the Democratic primary for Texas 339th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Te'iva Bell | 44.0 | 109,249 |
| ✔ | Candance White | 36.1 | 89,623 | |
| Dennis Powell | 19.8 | 49,239 | |
| Total votes: 248,111 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 339th District Court
Incumbent Jesse McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 339th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse McClure | 100.0 | 153,578 | |
| Total votes: 153,578 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 182nd District Court
Danilo Lacayo defeated Jesse McClure in the general election for Texas 182nd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danilo Lacayo (D) | 56.1 | 663,843 |
| Jesse McClure (R) | 43.9 | 519,575 | ||
| Total votes: 1,183,418 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Danilo Lacayo advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danilo Lacayo | 100.0 | 133,026 |
| Total votes: 133,026 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court
Jesse McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 182nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesse McClure | 100.0 | 116,007 | |
| Total votes: 116,007 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Jesse McClure did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Court of Criminal Appeals judicial selection in Texas
- See also: Judicial selection in Texas
The nine judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are selected in statewide partisan elections. The elected justices and judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[3]
Qualifications
To serve on any of the appellate courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 35 and 75;*[4][5] and
- a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.[3]
Presiding judge
The presiding judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.[3]
Vacancies
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.[3]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 |
Officeholder Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Judge Jesse F. McClure, III," accessed August 6, 2021
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Houston judge Jesse McClure appointed to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by Gov. Greg Abbott," December 21, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
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