Wade Birdwell

Wade Birdwell

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Republican Party

Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$154,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

2017

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas

Law

University of Houston Law Center

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Wade Birdwell (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 4 of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2024.

Birdwell (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

He was appointed to the position by Republican Governor Greg Abbott to succeed Bonnie Sudderth, who was elevated to Chief Justice of the court.

Birdwell was formerly a judge on the Texas District 342 Court. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rick Perry in 2010. Birdwell was elected to a full term in 2012. He won re-election without opposition in 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

Education

Judge Birdwell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. He earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1989.

Career

Before his appointment to the Texas District 342 Court, Birdwell worked as an attorney in private practice for over 22 years. He spent most of his career defending members of the medical community in trials and appeals.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Wade Birdwell won election in the general election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wade Birdwell (R)	100.0	1,049,468

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Wade Birdwell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wade Birdwell	100.0	242,552

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Birdwell in this election.

2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Wade Birdwell won election in the general election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wade Birdwell (R)	100.0	699,006

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Wade Birdwell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Wade Birdwell

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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 Wade Birdwell ran unopposed in the Texas 342nd District Court Republican primary.

Texas 342nd District Court, Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wade Birdwell Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	133,182
Total Votes		133,182
Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed March 2, 2016

Wade Birdwell won without opposition in the general election.

2012

Birdwell was re-elected without opposition to the 342nd District Court.

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012

2010

Birdwell defeated Democrat Randy Turner in the general election, winning 62.31% of the vote.

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

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Campaign finance summary

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Wade Birdwell campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 4	Won general	$14,505	$6,342
Grand total			$14,505	$6,342
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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