Katherine "Kate" Kim attended Texas A&M University School of Law. She lives with her husband in Grapevine, Texas.

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Katherine "Kate" Kim earned a law degree from the Texas A&M University School of Law. She lives with her husband in Grapevine, Texas.

Kate is an attorney, mediator, and educator. She runs her own law firm, where she focuses on estate planning, business formation, and intellectual property. Before starting her firm in 2019, she worked as a business litigation and estate planning attorney for a few years. Before law school, she was a licensed financial representative at a national financial investment firm. While in law school, she worked as a law library clerk and research assistant. 

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Kate currently owns and works as a contracts and intellectual property lawyer for The Law Office of Katherine Kim, PLLC. She also works as an adjunct professor in a local paralegal program. She previously worked as a licensed financial representative, a law library clerk, a research assistant, and a business litigation and estate planning attorney.

Katherine "Kate" Kim is currently a district judge for the 236th Judicial District.

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Kate's campaign for the judge of Texas's 236th District Court is her first run for public office.

As a contracts and intellectual property lawyer for The Law Office of Katherine Kim, PLLC, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in estate planning, business formation, and intellectual property.

- As a contracts and intellectual property lawyer for The Law Office of Katherine Kim, PLLC, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in estate planning, business formation, and intellectual property.

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Said, "I’m running to bring integrity, respect, and real impartiality back to our courtrooms."

- Said, "I’m running to bring integrity, respect, and real impartiality back to our courtrooms."

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- District judges manage Texas district courts, which are trial courts with general jurisdiction, and have exclusive authority over felony cases. A judge may be presiding over a civil, criminal, juvenile, or special court. They also share jurisdiction with Texas county courts.
- Texas has over 470 district courts, each presided over by a single judge. Some courts cover multiple counties, while others are assigned to single counties based on population size.
- District judges are elected through partisan elections for four-year terms. Candidates must be between 25 and 75 years old, have lived in the district for at least 2 years, and be licensed lawyers with at least 4 years' experience.
- The annual salary for district judges ranges from $175,000 to $245,500, depending on years of service.

Presides over a trial court with general jurisdiction. 

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Texas District Judge, District 236, Democratic Primary

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