Greg Perkes

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Greg Perkes
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Prior offices
Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

McAllen High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Law

St. Mary's University

Other

New York University

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Greg Perkes (Republican Party) was a judge for Place 6 of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2020.

Perkes (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 28th District Court. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Perkes was a Republican candidate for Place 2 judge of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. He lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on March 6, 2018.

Perkes was a justice on the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals from 2011 to 2016. He was elected to the court in November 2010 and assumed office in 2011.[1][2] He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2016. His term expired on December 31, 2016.

Biography

Greg Perkes lives in Corpus Christi, Texas. He graduated from McAllen High School in 1978. He earned a B.A. in zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983 and a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1987.[3][4]

Perkes’ career experience includes working as an attorney with Wood & Burney, Meredith, Donnell, & Abernethy, P.C, and Perkes Law Firm, P.C. and as a briefing attorney for Associate Justice Norman Utter, Sr. of the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals.[5][4]

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Texas 28th District Court

Incumbent Nanette Hasette defeated Greg Perkes in the general election for Texas 28th District Court on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nanette Hasette (D)
 
53.3
 
65,142
Image of Greg Perkes
Greg Perkes (R)
 
46.7
 
57,088

Total votes: 122,230
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 28th District Court

Incumbent Nanette Hasette advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 28th District Court on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nanette Hasette
 
100.0
 
18,563

Total votes: 18,563
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 28th District Court

Greg Perkes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 28th District Court on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Greg Perkes
Greg Perkes
 
100.0
 
13,977

Total votes: 13,977
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Nora Longoria defeated Greg Perkes in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nora Longoria
Nora Longoria (D)
 
53.6
 
242,267
Image of Greg Perkes
Greg Perkes (R)
 
46.4
 
210,029

Total votes: 452,296
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Nora Longoria advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
Image of Nora Longoria
Nora Longoria

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Greg Perkes advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
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Greg Perkes

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2016

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Perkes ran for re-election to the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections. Perkes registered for the 2016 race as a Republican. He faced Democrat Leticia Hinojosa in the general election.[6]

Election results

November 8 general election
Leticia Hinojosa defeated incumbent Greg Perkes in the general election for the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 3.
Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 3, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leticia Hinojosa 56.43% 287,959
     Republican Greg Perkes Incumbent 43.57% 222,368
Total Votes (100% reporting) 510,327
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results
March 1 primary election
Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Perkes Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 79,335
Total Votes (100% Reporting) 79,335
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2010

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010

Perkes was elected to the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. He defeated incumbent Democrat Linda Yanez in the November 2 general election in 2010.[7]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Greg Perkes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Greg Perkes participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Greg Perkes's responses follow below.[8]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Access to Justice

2) Accountability of Court
3) Credibility of Court[9][10]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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