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Mike Engelhart
Mike Engelhart was a judge of the Texas 151st District Court. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Engelhart (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 151st District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Engelhart received his undergraduate degree from University of Michigan and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.[1] Prior to his election to the bench, he was in private practice at Engelhart & Greenwood, LLP.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 151st District Court
Erica Hughes won election in the general election for Texas 151st District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erica Hughes (D) | 100.0 | 917,486 | |
| Total votes: 917,486 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 151st District Court
Erica Hughes defeated incumbent Mike Engelhart in the Democratic primary for Texas 151st District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erica Hughes | 60.9 | 93,468 | |
| Mike Engelhart | 39.1 | 59,964 | ||
| Total votes: 153,432 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Engelhart in this election.
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent April Farris defeated Mike Engelhart in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | April Farris (R) | 52.2 | 841,506 | |
| Mike Engelhart (D) | 47.8 | 770,499 | ||
| Total votes: 1,612,005 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Mike Engelhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Engelhart | 100.0 | 198,575 | |
| Total votes: 198,575 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent April Farris advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | April Farris | 100.0 | 252,325 | |
| Total votes: 252,325 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 151st District Court
Incumbent Mike Engelhart won election in the general election for Texas 151st District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Engelhart (D) | 100.0 | 1,042,520 | |
| Total votes: 1,042,520 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 151st District Court
Incumbent Mike Engelhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 151st District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Engelhart | 100.0 | 231,038 | |
| Total votes: 231,038 | ||||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[2] Incumbent Mike Engelhart ran unopposed in the Texas 151st District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 151st District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Engelhart Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 146,247 |
| Total Votes | 146,247 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Mike Engelhart defeated Jeff Hastings in the Texas 151st District Court general election.
| Texas 151st District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mike Engelhart Incumbent |
53.75% | 682,495 | |
| Republican | Jeff Hastings | 46.25% | 587,166 | |
| Total Votes | 1,269,661 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
Endorsements
Engelhart's campaign endorsements included the following organizations:[4]
- Association of Women Attorneys
- AFL-CIO
- Houston Chronicle
- Houston Lawyers Association
- GLBT Political Caucus
- Houston C Club
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[5]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[7]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
2012
Engelhart ran for re-election to the 151st District Court and defeated challenger John Wittenmyer with 51.2 percent of the vote.[8][9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Engelhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Mike Engelhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mike Engelhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
Associations
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS)[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Campaign Website Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Mike Engelhart for Judge, "Home," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Harris County, Texas-2012 General Elections Results
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
