2018

Second Court of Appeals, Place 5

Delonia Watson (Democrat)	Dabney Bassel (Republican)
SOCIAL
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CAMPAIGN CONTACT
DeloniaWatson4Justice P.O. Box 24215 Fort Worth, Texas 76124-1215 (817) 809-6640 Email	Dabney Bassel for 2nd Court of Appeals 500 Main Street, Suite 350 Fort Worth, Texas 76102
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Attorney, Law Office of Delonia A. Watson	Attorney, Law Office of Dabney Bassel
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR
S.B., Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1978	B.A. History Trinity University 1979
JURIS DOCTOR
Harvard Law School 1982	Baylor Law School 1982
YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE
1984	1983
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER

LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL
Attorney, Private Practice; general practice including civil litigation, probate, & contracts (1984-85) Assistant District Attorney for Tarrant County, Texas; Appellate Section (1985-88) Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern Dist. of Texas, Appellate Section including serving as Appellate Chief (1988-2013) Attorney, Private Practice; primary focus on federal appeals and sentencings; also handles civil & probate matters	Appellate practice, Law Office of Dabney Bassel (2013-present) Appellate, litigation, and bankruptcy practice; bassel & Wilcox, PLLC (2006-13) Appellate and litigation practice, Law, Snakard & Gambill, PC (1984-2005) Briefing Attorney, Hon. Ted Akin, Justice, Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas (1983-84)
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
	Civil Appellate Law
COURTS ADMITTED TO
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Texas	U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Texas
HONORS & AWARDS
	AV Preeminent rating, Martin-Hubbell Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters (2009-present) Tarrant County Top Lawyers-Appellate, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine (2002-04, 2006-09, 2011-present) Tarrant County Top Attorneys-Appellate, 360 West Magazine (2017)
PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS
2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 5 100%; unopposed	2018 Texas Republican Party Primary Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 5 100%; unopposed 2016 Texas Republican Primary Runoff Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 3 45.17% v. Elizabeth Kerr (R) 2016 Texas Republican Primary Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 3 18.83%; 5-way race
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS
108 of 354 votes 30.51%	246 of 354 votes 69.49%
KEY ENDORSEMENTS
	Bill Waybourn, Tarrant County Sheriff Tracy Murphree, Denton County Sheriff Thomas Spurlock, Jack County Sheriff State Representative Matt Krause Ron Wright, Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Glen Whitley, Tarrant County Judge Andy Nguyen, Tarrant County Commissioner David Woodruff, Tarrant County Constable Clyde Watson, Jack County Constable Pat Hardy, State Board Of Education David Levy, Archer County Attorney Mayor David Cook, Mansfield
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
I believe in the rule of law and will apply it evenly in every case. Every litigant deserves a speedy disposition of his or her appeal. I do not believe that any case is minor. It matters to someone.
INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON:
8/9/18	Sourced from public information
Last Updated:
8/9/18	4/3/18
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