Texas Court elections 2020

[bernorange 8348]

I looked but didn't see a thread on this subject.  I don't know anything about the judge candidates.  Surly has a lot of lawyers.  What should I know?
 

Chief Justice, Supreme Court
- Nathan Hecht (R)
- Amy Clark Meachum (D)
- Mark Ash (L)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
- Jane Bland (R)
- Kathy Cheng (D)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
- Jeff Boyd (R)
- Staci Williams (D)
- William Bryan Strange III (L)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
- Brett Busby (R)
- Gisela D. Triana (D)
- Tom Oxford (L)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
- Bert Richardson (R)
- Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
- Kevin Patrick Yeary (R)
- Tina Clinton (D)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
- David Newell (R)
- Brandon Birmingham (D)

 

[Hank Scorpio 17723]

D

D

D

D

D

D

(I know nothing about criminal court judges but I stand by my choices) 

[bernorange 8348]

I don't know anything about the criminal court judges either, but I do know that the letter after the name doesn't really mean anything for court elections.  Blind devotion to (R) or (D) or whatever is how we get some awful people sitting on benches.  So hopefully the Surly lawyer cabal can shed some light if we've got one of those situations percolating this cycle.

[Hank Scorpio 17723]

6 minutes ago, bernorange said:

I don't know anything about the criminal court judges either, but I do know that the letter after the name doesn't really mean anything for court elections.  Blind devotion to (R) or (D) or whatever is how we get some awful people sitting on benches.  So hopefully the Surly lawyer cabal can shed some light if we've got one of those situations percolating this cycle.

lol no. Vote for the democrats. Don’t make this more complicated than it needs to be.  

Edited September 25, 2020 by Hank Scorpio

[thepop 4409]

My thoughts as an engineer: DDDDDDDDDDDD

[Brisketexan 104609]

Our courts, particularly our high courts, have been politicized more than they should be.  I've never recommended a straight ticket before, and I've been practicing a LONG time.  Seriously, I've voted for judges of both parties my whole life.

This year, vote for all the D candidates.

[David Dennison 18656]

Just now, Brisketexan said:

Our courts, particularly our high courts, have been politicized more than they should be.  I've never recommended a straight ticket before, and I've been practicing a LONG time.  Seriously, I've voted for judges of both parties my whole life.

This year, vote for all the D candidates.

Every year, vote for all the D candidates.

[Brisketexan 104609]

Just now, David Dennison said:

Every year, vote for all the D candidates.

I'm getting there.  I reserve my right, with respect to judicial races, to someday recommend a non-D candidate because the D is extra bad, corrupt, etc.  But these days, sorry, having an R and being a loyal party member is a disqualification, across the board.

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2659]

make an exception for Madeleine Connor in Travis County

[David Dennison 18656]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

I'm getting there.  I reserve my right, with respect to judicial races, to someday recommend a non-D candidate because the D is extra bad, corrupt, etc.  But these days, sorry, having an R and being a loyal party member is a disqualification, across the board.

The only way a Republican ever gets my vote for anything is if they are unopposed and that's only because I don't want to give anyone an excuse to throw out my ballot. 

[Orale 1087]

I'm getting there.  I reserve my right, with respect to judicial races, to someday recommend a non-D candidate because the D is extra bad, corrupt, etc.  But these days, sorry, having an R and being a loyal party member is a disqualification, across the board.

Word. I practiced in San Antonio off and on for 10 years and we had some seriously terrible Democratic judges and some excellent Republican judges.

However this election is about punishing anyone who aligns with Trump by having an R after their name. I won't be voting for an R again until they blow it up and start over. So straight ticket it is.

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2659]

a little caveat though: some judges running for state office as R aren't truly R but know they have to run as R to win. This can generally be ruled out for the Supreme Court, but not for the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

 

Edited September 25, 2020 by ChuckNorrisActionJeans
I understand your point, Orale. That's ok...just don't apply it in the case of "Mad Dog" Madeleine Connor

[Brisketexan 104609]

18 minutes ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

make an exception for Madeleine Connor in Travis County

Doesn't matter.  She's running unopposed.  I mean, I won't vote for her, but that race doesn't matter.  We're going to have to live with her for four years.

[TwiceHorn 31272]

13 minutes ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

a little caveat though: some judges running for state office as R aren't truly R but know they have to run as R to win. This can generally be ruled out for the Supreme Court, but not for the Court of Criminal Appeals. 

 

Tend(ed) to be true of Dallas County.  Whatever party was in power locally dictated the letter by the judges name for the most part.  But Dallas has tilted D for the last half dozen judicial elections so those picking R are doing so knowingly and accordingly deserve to be run out.

[ChuckNorrisActionJeans 2659]

22 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Doesn't matter.  She's running unopposed.  I mean, I won't vote for her, but that race doesn't matter.  We're going to have to live with her for four years.

Ah ... of course. Don't know what I was thinking to assume there was an R opponent in Travis Co. (no snark)

[Brisketexan 104609]

2 minutes ago, ChuckNorrisActionJeans said:

Ah ... of course. Don't know what I was thinking to assume there was an R opponent in Travis Co. (no snark)

There was discussion of a write-in, but it's pointless.  In Travis County, in a year when people are MOTIVATED to go out and vote D.....no write-in candidate could win.

[Mole 4320]

In our present world, anything with partisan designations is highly political. Actually, everything, including objective reality, is sadly political.
 

They might not be bad people personally, but their judgment is highly suspect if they choose to associate with the corruption, destruction, and moral degeneracy that is the GOP.

[Voldemort86 2259]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

The only way a Republican ever gets my vote for anything is if they are unopposed and that's only because I don't want to give anyone an excuse to throw out my ballot. 

I would even vote for the nazi party of America or communists are us over the GOP after what they’ve put us all through since 2016.

[wildcat09 29243]

3 hours ago, bernorange said:

I don't know anything about the criminal court judges either, but I do know that the letter after the name doesn't really mean anything for court elections.  Blind devotion to (R) or (D) or whatever is how we get some awful people sitting on benches.  So hopefully the Surly lawyer cabal can shed some light if we've got one of those situations percolating this cycle.

In 2020, what kind of person would run for elected office as a Republican?

You know the answer to that question and that’s all you need to know about them.

[JimmyJames 12271]

There are no exceptions, vote straight ticket democrat for anything. Nathan Hecht is a wanabee failure Nazi failing on the Texas Supreme Court. He’s worse than cuck ted Cruz. Yes such an animal is possible. He’s totally worthless and even he knows it. 

[pyrohornIII 4809]

I've had the opportunity to sit in on several Zoom mtgs with the D judicial candidates and they all are impressive.   One example is Staci Williams, running for Supreme Court out of Dallas' District 101 Court.  She developed a program called the Citizens' Civil Academy:

Our goal is to educate Dallas County citizens about the civil court system. In this way, citizens will have a better understanding of not only the civil court system but also the inner workings of the George L. Allen, Senior Courts Building.  With knowledge comes understanding. The ultimate goal is to empower citizens with knowledge about the civil court process so they will be encouraged and excited about participating in the jury process. And as our citizens become better educated about the civil court system, they will be more inclined to participate in the civil jury process.

 

This is a FREE, NON-PARTISAN program.

http://www.ccadallas.com/about-1.html

Now other counties nationwide are copying her Academy.

Here is a link to a page that will give you all the statewide D candidates.  Under each one are links to their homepages, facebook and or twitter accounts.   

https://www.texasdemocrats.org/my-texas-votes-2/whos-on-my-ballot/