No Primary Race in March
November General Election Race only
| Court & Place | Democrat | Republican | Notes/Other |
|---|---|---|---|
Julie Countiss* | Clint Morgan
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| Texas Bar Card Number | 24036407 | 24071454 | |
| Campaign Mailing Address | PO Box 66434 Houston, TX 77226 | Clint Morgan for Justice 3536 Highway 6 #231 Sugar Land, Texas 77478 | |
| Campaign Contact | julie@juliecountiss.com | clint@clintforjustice.com | |
| Campaign Website | Website | Website | |
| Social Media Links | twitter | ||
| Current Occupation | Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 7 2019 - present | Assistant District Attorney, Harris County 2012-present | |
| Years of Texas Residency | Native Texan | 17 | |
| JD School & Year | University of Houston Law Center 2002 | University of Texas 2010 | |
| Other Education | B.A. History Southern Methodist University 1993 | B.A. Government, Claremont McKenna College | |
| Year of State Bar Licensure | 2002 | 2010 | |
| Legal Experience - Nonjudicial | Assistant County Attorney, Harris County (2014-2018) The Berry Firm PLLC (2012-14) Legal Marketing, Director, Providus (2005-10) Associate Attorney, Litigation, Jim Adler and Associates (2004-05) | lead counsel, 300 appeals 40 oral arguments | |
| Jury Trial Experience | |||
| Appellate Judicial Experience | 1st Court of Appeals, Place 7 2018-present | ||
| Other Judicial Experience | |||
| Board Certifications | Criminal Appellate Law | ||
| Courts Admitted | US Southern District of Texas | US Supreme Court | |
| Honors and Awards | 2022 Appellate Judge of the Year by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists | ||
| Prior Elections | |||
| Most Recent Bar Polls | 2024 - 963 67% | 2024 - 484 33% | |
| Key Endorsements (Max 5) | Beto for Texas Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus Mexican American Bar Association of Houston Area Five Democrats Houston Association of Women Attorneys | ||
| Judicial Philosophy (Max 250 words) | When interpreting a constitution or a law, a judge must respect its original meaning. A judge who “interprets” a law to mean something else is legislating from the bench. Clint will be a justice in the mold of Thomas and Alito. He follows what’s called “original meaning originalism,” meaning he interprets the law by giving the words the meaning they had at the time they were adopted. As Justice Alito has explained: “Originalism is the idea that the Constitution has a fixed meaning; it doesn’t change. It means what people would have understood it to mean at the time it was written.” | ||
| Misc | Before attending law school, Julie was a Teach for America Corps Member '93-'95 teaching elementary school in the South Bronx, NYC Father: retired Justice Richard Countiss pro bono Attorney, Kids in Need of Defense | ||
| Date Submitted by Candidate | Data from public sources | Data from public sources |
