| 127th District Court Harris County |
Sarahjane “SJ” Swanson (R-Houston)  |
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| Current Job | Attorney and counselor at law, principal of Swanson Law Firm, PLLC | |
| Website | www.SwansonForJudge.com | |
| Social Media | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Sarahjane-Swanson-Campaign-1507707066186095/ Twitter @SJDSwanson | |
| Undergraduate | University of Houston Downtown, B.S. liberal arts | |
| Juris Doctor | South Texas College of Law/Houston, cum laude | |
| Party Affiliation | Republican | |
| Year of State Bar Licensure |
Texas 2002 | |
| Judicial Experience – Appellate |
None | |
| Judicial Experience – Other | None | |
| Non-Judicial Legal Experience |
Active civil litigation practice since 2002, currently principal of Swanson Law Firm, PLLC, former partner of Irelan Hargis P.L.L.C., former associate of Hargis & Harpold, L.L.P.; fifteen years of high-level business experience prior to law school at two Fortune 50 energy companies | |
| Admitted | Texas; U.S. District Courts for Southern District of Texas | |
| Legal and Judicial Honors | AV-Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2008; Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers in 2013 and 2014 in business & commercial, consumer law, and general practice by Legal Leaders/ALM; named a Top Lawyer in litigation 2013, 2014 and 2015 by Houstonia Magazine; Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas since 2010; elected Fellow, Class of 2009, Houston Young Lawyers Foundation; Appointed in 2013 by the President of the State Bar of Texas to serve a six-year on the Texas Real Estate Commission’s Broker-Lawyer Committee | |
| Last Judicial Election Win % |
N/A | |
| Board Certifications |
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| Recent Bar Poll Rankings |
Not yet ranked | |
| Key Endorsements | The “C” Club of Houston; Texas Right to Life; Katy Christian Magazine; Spring Tea Party; Conservative Republicans of Harris County | |
| Judicial Philosophy | Conservative; textualist; respect separation of powers. I believe it is critically important to the integrity and fairness of the judicial process to have judges that are fair-minded, well-educated and versed in the law, who honor and follow the law as it exists and who do not legislate from the bench. Every lawyer and litigant who comes before the court should be shown respect and patience and the opportunity to be heard. | |
| This info approved by candidate on: |
02/15/16 | |
| Notes |
*Information gathered from various public sources, and may not yet be approved by the candidate. Please send any corrections to info@tcjl.com.
