David Canales

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David A. Canales

Texas 73rd District Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2024

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Pan American, 1998

Law

Texas Southern University, 2006

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David A. Canales is a judge of the Texas 73rd District Court. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Canales (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 73rd District Court. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

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David Canales received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas Pan-American in 1998. He earned his J.D. from Texas Southern University in 2006.

Prior to his judicial election in 2012, Canales was an attorney in private practice. He worked in private practice since his graduation from law school. He has worked in family law, civil litigation, debt collection defense, personal injury law, criminal law, and wills and estate planning.

Elections

2020

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

General election

General election for Texas 73rd District Court

Incumbent David A. Canales won election in the general election for Texas 73rd District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David A. Canales (D)	100.0	3

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 73rd District Court

Incumbent David A. Canales advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 73rd District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David A. Canales	100.0	144,067

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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 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. Incumbent David Canales ran unopposed in the Texas 73rd District Court Democratic primary.

Texas 73rd District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
David Canales Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	81,233
Total Votes		81,233
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016

David Canales won without opposition in the general election.

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.

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."

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;*
• 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.

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.

2012

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012

Canales ran for election to the 73rd District Court and defeated incumbent Renee McElhaney with 51 percent of the vote. He had also defeated fellow Democrat Paul Canales in the primary.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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