Terry Adams (Texas)

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Terry Adams

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Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Prior offices
Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5

Compensation

Base salary

$154,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Denison University

Law

South Texas College of Law Houston

Contact

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Terry Adams (Republican Party) is a judge for Chief Justice of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Adams (Republican Party) ran for election for the Chief Justice judge of the Texas First District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Education

Adams earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Denison University and a J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law Houston.[1]

Career

Prior to his appointment to the bench, Adams was a solo practitioner and owner of The Law Office of Terry Adams.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Terry Adams defeated incumbent Julie Countiss and Theodore Wood in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Adams (R)
 
50.8
 
820,060
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Julie Countiss (D)
 
46.8
 
756,501
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Theodore Wood (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
38,560

Total votes: 1,615,121
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Incumbent Julie Countiss advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Julie Countiss
 
100.0
 
199,571

Total votes: 199,571
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Terry Adams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Adams
 
100.0
 
254,690

Total votes: 254,690
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5

Amparo Guerra defeated incumbent Terry Adams in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Amparo Guerra (D)
 
50.1
 
1,155,448
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Terry Adams (R)
 
49.9
 
1,150,910

Total votes: 2,306,358
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Terry Adams defeated James Lombardino in the Republican primary runoff for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on July 14, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Adams
 
69.2
 
89,844
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James Lombardino
 
30.8
 
40,064

Total votes: 129,908
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5

Amparo Guerra defeated Timothy Hootman in the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Amparo Guerra
 
67.8
 
235,483
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Timothy Hootman
 
32.2
 
112,072

Total votes: 347,555
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Terry Adams and James Lombardino advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chad Bridges and Levi J. Benton in the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Terry Adams
 
32.5
 
91,384
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James Lombardino
 
28.5
 
80,158
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Chad Bridges
 
25.4
 
71,372
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Levi J. Benton
 
13.7
 
38,472

Total votes: 281,386
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Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 [https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-adams-to-first-court-of-appeals#:
    text=Governor%20Greg%20Abbott%20has%20appointed,be%20duly%20elected%20and%20qualified.&text=After%20law%20school%2C%20he%20served,Court%20for%20Justice%20Raul%20A Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Appoints Adams To First Court Of Appeals," July 23, 2020]