Lawrence Doss
2020 - Present
2028
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Lawrence Doss (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 4 of the Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 21, 2020. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Doss (Republican Party) won re-election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Larry Doss earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 1991, a master’s degree from Baylor University in 1993, and a J.D. from Texas Tech University in 1999. Doss’s career experience includes working as a judge for the Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals, a partner with Mullin, Hoard & Brown, LLP, and a briefing attorney to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was elected as Treasurer of the American Inns of Court and as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Supreme Court Historical Society.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Lawrence Doss won election in the general election for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Lawrence Doss advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Doss | 100.0 | 75,696 |
| Total votes: 75,696 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Lawrence Doss won election in the special general election for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Doss (R) | 100.0 | 270,785 |
| Total votes: 270,785 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cal Huffaker (Nonpartisan)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Lawrence Doss defeated Steven Denny in the special Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawrence Doss | 57.6 | 33,355 |
 | Steven Denny | 42.4 | 24,561 | |
| Total votes: 57,916 | |||
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Voided primary
A primary for Texas' Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 special election was originally scheduled for and held on March 3, 2020. Because the race was left off of the primary ballots provided by the Texas Secretary of State office to the Republican Party county chairs of Cochran and Collingsworth counties, the Republican primary voters in those counties were not able to vote in the primary contest. In the March 3 primary, incumbent Lawrence Doss received 45,676 votes and candidate Steven Denny received 45,973 votes, with Denny winning by a margin of 297 votes.[2][3]
On March 12, 2020, Doss filed a challenge to the election results in Potter County. The trial court held that due to the Secretary of State election official's mistake, eligible voters in the affected counties were prevented from voting and the "true outcome" of the primary election could not be certain.[2]
On April 1, 2020, the trial court entered its final judgment that the March 3 primary election be voided and that candidates Doss and Denny must have a do-over election in the entire 46-county area served by the Seventh District Court of Appeals.[2]
On appeal, the Second District Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the trial court, holding that the number of disenfranchised voters exceeded the margin of difference between the votes cast in the primary. Because the trial court could not make certain the election's true outcome, the statutory remedy would be to void the election and order a new one. The new primary election was ordered to take place on July 14, 2020, the same day as the Republican Party primary runoff election.[2]
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lawrence Doss did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lawrence Doss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Doss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Because of my extensive appellate experience and judicial temperament, I was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve on the Seventh Court of Appeals in 2019. The Court of Appeals consists of a 46-county region of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains of Texas.
I am a conservative Republican, and the only candidate to receive the endorsements of Texas' leaders in every branch of government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial). I am the only candidate to be board-certified in any specialty; I am certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law. I am the only candidate to have any judicial experience, and am the winner of the State Bar of Texas Judicial Poll by a 3-to-1 margin.
Before taking the oath and assuming a seat on the bench, I represented clients in the trial courts and on appeal as a partner with the law firm of Mullin Hoard & Brown. I was involved in more than $2 billion in trial litigation and on appeal. I handled more than 100 appeals throughout Texas and the Fifth Circuit, and successfully represented clients at each appellate level.
- Universal support from Republican leadership: Every Republican leader who has made an endorsement in this race has endorsed my campaign. When the Governor, a State Senator, three State Representatives, and a retired Supreme Court Justice (who was also the chief of this very court) all endorse the same candidate, it should send a strong message as to who is competent to handle the job.
- Board certification: Filing an appeal simply comes with filing a notice, so it is insufficient for an attorney to claim he/she has represented a client on appeal. That having been said, I have not only represented more clients in more matters on appeal than my opponent, I am also the only candidate to be successful at every level of every appellate court. Being board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil appellate law is a rare distinction only available to those attorneys who have been reviewed by appellate judges who see our work and who pass a rigorous testing process. I am the only board-certified attorney in this election, and the only candidate who has handled appeals in every area addressed by this court.
- The choice of Texas attorneys: In addition to my support from our state's leaders and my certification, I am the overwhelming preference among Texas attorneys (by a 3-to-1 margin). That means that the lawyers who know about the appellate process and who have seen us in the courtroom greatly indicated their preference that I continue to serve as their Court of Appeals judge. Candidates can say why they think they are the best choice, but these three distinctions also show why objective observers select me as their choice to serve on the Court of Appeals.
It is important that citizens who have legal problems are able to find quality, affordable legal representation. For years, I have worked with the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas to help clients obtain high-quality representation from lawyers who are either board-certified or seeking to become board-certified in appeals. This has been a voluntary undertaking by attorneys and law firms, and does not require the use of tax dollars for implementation.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 29, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Texas Second District Court of Appeals, Steven Denny v. The Honorable Lawrence M. 'Larry' Doss, Justice, 7th Court of Appeals, Place 4, decided April 30, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Texas Election Results," accessed May 15, 2020
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