Nancy Kennedy (Texas)

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Nancy Kennedy
Image of Nancy Kennedy

Democratic Party

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Prior offices
Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2

Compensation

Base salary

$154,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Sam Houston State University

Law

Southern Methodist University

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn 

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Nancy Kennedy (Democratic Party) is a judge for Place 7 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Kennedy (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Kennedy opened her law practice in 2005. She earned her B.A. in political science from Sam Houston State University in 1997. She later received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 2001.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Nancy Kennedy defeated Kristina Williams in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nancy Kennedy
Nancy Kennedy (D)
 
51.1
 
574,887
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kristina Williams (R)
 
48.9
 
550,649

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,125,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Nancy Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nancy Kennedy
Nancy Kennedy
 
100.0
 
154,084

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 154,084
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Kristina Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kristina Williams
 
100.0
 
161,080

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 161,080
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Campaign finance

2020

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

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2

Incumbent Nancy Kennedy won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nancy Kennedy
Nancy Kennedy (D)
 
100.0
 
712,135

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 712,135
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2

Incumbent Nancy Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal Court No. 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nancy Kennedy
Nancy Kennedy
 
100.0
 
195,299

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 195,299
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2016

Nancy Kennedy defeated Tom Spackman in the Dallas County Criminal Court general election for Seat 2.

Dallas County Criminal Court, Seat 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Kennedy 60.75% 445,192
     Republican Tom Spackman 39.25% 287,686
Total Votes 732,878
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Official Cumulative Results," accessed December 8, 2016

Nancy Kennedy defeated Chika Anyiam in the Dallas County Court at Law Democratic primary runoff for Seat 2.

Dallas County Criminal Court (Seat 2), Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Kennedy 51.70% 7,817
Chika Anyiam 48.30% 7,304
Total Votes 15,121
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," accessed May 24, 2016

[2]

Dallas County Criminal Court (Seat 2), Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Kennedy 46.60% 57,340
Green check mark transparent.png Chika Anyiam 32.60% 40,120
Marilynn Mayse 20.80% 25,593
Total Votes 123,053
Source: Dallas County Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016

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.[3]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[3]

  • 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.

Endorsements

Kennedy received the endorsement of The Dallas Morning News on January 10, 2016.[4]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Nancy Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Nancy Kennedy for Judge, "Bio," accessed February 26, 2016
    2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
    4. ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Editorial: We recommend Nancy Kennedy in Democratic race for Criminal District Court No. 2," January 10, 2016
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