Paul W. Green

Paul W. Green (born 1952, in San Antonio, Texas) is a Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. He was elected to that court in November 2004 and began his term on January 1, 2005.

Background

Green graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and received his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. Prior to joining the Court, Green was a Justice on one of the Texas Courts of Appeals, the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas, in San Antonio.

2004 election

Green won the Republican nomination to his seat on the Court in a contested primary against then-Justice Steven Wayne Smith. Smith, though a new member of the Court at the time, was opposed by then Texas Governor Rick Perry. U.S. Senator John Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice himself for seven years, also supported Green over Smith. Smith then sought to return to the Court in 2006 by entering the primary contest against recent Perry appointee Don Willett, but Willett won the contested vote by a single percentage point.

2010 election

Green ran for re-election in 2010. With 60 percent of the vote, he defeated William Moody and Tom Oxford in the general election.[1]

2016 election

Green won re-nomination in the Republican primary on March 1 against Rick Green, a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dripping Springs who is affiliated with David Barton in the group WallBuilders. Justice Green prevailed over Rick Green, 1,077,507 votes (52.1 percent) to 991,785 votes (47.9 percent).[2] Green faced Democrat Dori Contreras Garza in the November 8 general election and won.

References

  1. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Green#2010
  2. ↑ "Republican primary returns". Texas Secretary of State. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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