Aida Rojas

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Aida Rojas

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, San Antonio

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Aida Rojas (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 288th District Court. Rojas lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.

Rojas was previously the Democratic candidate for the Texas District 150 Court in 2010.

Biography

Aida Rojas earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1998 and a J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2001. She is a 2009 graduate of the Women's Campaign School program at Yale University. Rojas' career experience includes working for over 15 years as a trial attorney and owns a private practice in San Antonio, Texas.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Texas 288th District Court

Cynthia Marie Chapa defeated Clint Lawson in the general election for Texas 288th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa (D)	58.0	309,709
		Clint Lawson (R)	42.0	224,309

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 534,018
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court

Cynthia Marie Chapa defeated Aida Rojas and Milton Fagin in the Democratic primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Marie Chapa	51.0	38,980
	Submit photo	Aida Rojas	36.9	28,178
		Milton Fagin	12.1	9,275

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 76,433
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court

Clint Lawson defeated Joseph P. Appelt in the Republican primary for Texas 288th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clint Lawson	56.4	30,922
	Submit photo	Joseph P. Appelt	43.6	23,894

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,816
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:

• be at least 25 years old;
• be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
• have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

2010

Rojas was defeated by Janet Littlejohn in the general election.

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

See also

• Courts in Texas
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook page
• Campaign Twitter page
• Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
• Texas Judicial Branch

Footnotes

Texas courts

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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