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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Presiding Judge
Maria "Terry" Jackson (Democrat) | Sharon Keller* (Republican) | Bill Strange (Libertarian) |
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SOCIAL |
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CAMPAIGN CONTACT | ||
Maria T. Jackson Campaign P.O. Box 627 Houston, Texas 77001 (832) 582-1197 | Sharon Keller Campaign P.O. Box 12308 Austin, Texas 78711 | William Bryan Strange Campaign P.O. Box 227136 Dallas, Texas 75222 |
CURRENT OCCUPATION |
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Presiding Judge 339th Criminal District Court Harris County Since 2008 | Presiding Judge Texas Court of Criminal Appeals *Judge on this court since 1994 | Project Manager, Winston Services, Inc. |
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR |
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B.A., Political Science University of Texas at Arlington 1987 | B.A., Philosophy Rice University 1975 | B.A., Southern Methodist University 1971 |
JURIS DOCTOR |
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Texas Wesleyan University 1998 | Southern Methodist Univ. School of Law 1978 | George Washington Univ. School of Law 1979 |
YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE |
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2002 | 1978 | 1986 1979 (Virginia) |
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE |
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Since 1994 - Elected Presiding Judge 2000, 2006 - First woman to serve on the Court of Criminal Appeals | ||
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER |
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Full-time Municipal Court Judge City of Houston 2003-2008 | ||
LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL |
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BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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COURTS ADMITTED TO |
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HONORS & AWARDS |
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PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS |
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2018 Texas Democratic Primary 100%; unopposed 2016 Texas General Election District Judge, 339th Judicial District 52.51% v. Mary McFaden (R) 2012 Texas General Election District Judge, 339th Judicial District 50.63% v. Brad Hart (R) 2008 Texas General Election District Judge, 339th Judicial District 51.96% v. Caprice Cosper* (R) | 2018 Texas Republican Primary 52.16% v. David Bridges (R) 2012 Texas General Election Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 55.49%; 3-way race v. Keith Hampton (D) & Lance Scott (L) 2006 Texas General Election Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 56.65% v. J.R. Molina (D) 2000 Texas General Election Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 56.11% v. Bill Vance (D) 1994 Texas General Election Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 54.46% v. Betty Marshall (D) | 2016 Texas General Election Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 2.84%; 3-way race 2014 Texas General Election Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 13.15%; 3-way race v. David Newell (R) & George Altgelt (G) 2012 Texas General Election Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 21.94% v. Elsa Alcala (R) 2010 Texas General Election Texas Supreme Court Place 3 2.86%; 3-way race v. Debra Lehrmann (R) & Jim Sharp (D) 2008 Texas General Election Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 18.11% v. Cathy Cochran *ran as Libertarian in all races |
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS |
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1,581 of 4,167 votes 37.94% | 1,444 of 4,167 votes 34.65% | 522 of 4,167 votes 12.53% |
KEY ENDORSEMENTS |
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON: |
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*Information gathered from various public sources, and may not yet be approved by the candidate. | *Information gathered from various public sources, and may not yet be approved by the candidate. | *Information gathered from various public sources, and may not yet be approved by the candidate. |
LAST UPDATED: |
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10/3/2018 | 10/3/2018 | 3/26/2018 |
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