Annabel Chapa-Canales
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Annabel Chapa-Canales is the judge for the justice of the peace court in Duval County, Texas (Precinct 2).[1][2] She was elected in 2014 to a term that began on January 1, 2015, and expired on December 31, 2018.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Chapa-Canales ran for election to the Duval County Justice Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 52.6 percent of the vote. She competed against Evelyn M. Garcia.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Career
Before her election to the court, Chapa-Canales worked as a legal secretary and paralegal for a law firm in San Diego, Texas. She also previously worked for law firms in Corpus Christi and for the Duval County Attorney’s office and the Brooks County District Attorney’s office.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alice Echo News Journal, "Final results for Duval County primary election," March 5, 2014
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, "Texas: Selection," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Duval")
- ↑ Alice Echo News Journal, "Chapa-Canales seeks Justice of Peace seat," February 14, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas