by Staff | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 4, 2014 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qFspKkNaM) Judges have the power to decide custody of your children, foreclose on your home or even give a death sentence. That is why it is so important to vote for qualified, knowledgeable and fair judges. Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright explains how judges can greatly impact a person’s daily life and lists the qualities of a...
by Staff | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 18, 2014 (http://kxan.com/2014/02/18/early-voting-begins-with-push-to-educate-voters-on-judicial-candidates/) KXAN-TV (NBC, Austin) VIDEO LINK: http://beta.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view?9416126/token/1accd3e1-7c8f-4612-8618-9ed8d58eb2e5 Early voting for the March primaries kicked off Tuesday morning. It’s a big election year in Texas, including the governor’s race and state district seats, but there are races that don’t get as much attention. “It’s when you have a real dispute with your neighbor, you show up in front of the court and the judge is going to make a ruling, it’s a little bit late then to say, ‘gee I should have paid attention when I was voting for judges,” said Craig Enoch, Former Texas Supreme Court Justice. Find My Polling Place Texans tend to fall short when it comes to voting for those who sit on the bench. In the 2012 general election, about 58.6 percent registered Texas voters voted for a presidential candidate. That number dropped to 44 percent in the judicial race for the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Texas Civil Justice League is campaigning across the state to educate Texans about the judicial elections and improve voter turnout. The group advocates for a fair and balanced judicial system in Texas. It’s concerned that people don’t realize how important judges are and how much of an impact they have on people’s day-to-day lives. “They can deal with custody issues, they can deal with your property and foreclosures if you have a business they can take away your business or let you keep your business or the assets in your business,” said Lisa Kaufman, General Counsel for the Texas Civil Justice League. “In Texas a judge can even take away your life so that’s why...
by Staff | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 18, 2014 VIDEO LINK: http://beta.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view?9416844/token/1accd3e1-7c8f-4612-8618-9ed8d58eb2e5 KTBC-TV (FOX,...
by Staff | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 17, 2014 (http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Take-time-to-cast-ballot-in-primaries-5242675.php) SAN ANTONIO — Early voting begins Tuesday in the Republican and Democratic primary elections. Gov. Rick Perry‘s decision not to seek re-election has spawned a scramble for the GOP nomination to numerous statewide offices. Attorney General Greg Abbott is vacating his post to run for governor, and other statewide officeholders are seeking to move up the ladder. Additionally, Bexar County judicial posts have attracted a large number of candidates. Regardless of which candidates you support or which primary you prefer, we urge all eligible voters to cast a ballot. Early voting continues through Feb. 28, and casting your vote early is more convenient than voting on Election Day. Election Day is March 4. The party nominees selected in the primaries will be on the general election ballot in November. In many cases, the primary will determine who wins an office because of a lack of opposition from the other party. Our recommendations in contested primary elections are listed below. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY U.S. senator: John Cornyn U.S. House District 21: Lamar Smith District 23: Will Hurd Governor: Greg Abbott Lieutenant governor: David Dewhurst Attorney general: Dan Branch Comptroller: Harvey Hilderbran Land commissioner: George P. Bush Agriculture commissioner: J. Allen Carnes Railroad commissioner: Malachi Boyuls Texas Supreme Court Chief justice: Nathan Hecht Place 6: Jeff Brown Place 8: Phil Johnson Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3: Bert Richardson Place 4: Jani Jo Wood Place 9: David Newell Texas Senate District 25: Mike Novak Texas House District 117: Rick Galindo District 121: Joe Straus District courts 45th District Court: Stephani Walsh 144th District Court: Lorina Rummel 227th District Court: Kevin O’Connell Bexar County judge: Carlton Soules County courts-at-law County Court No. 1: John Fleming County Court No. 9: Walden Shelton County Court No. 10: Kim...
by Staff | Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 12, 2014 (http://www.chron.com/default/article/For-Texas-Supreme-Court-5229707.php) For Texas Supreme Court Voters in the Republican Party primary should choose experience in Supreme Court races. Texas’ judicial system has the interesting quirk of containing two different courts of last resort: a Supreme Courtfor civil law and a Court of Criminal Appeals for criminal law. The nine-member Texas Supreme Court in Austin is our state’s final word on issues of law and procedure, and voters should carefully select justices who have the experience, intelligence and temperament to take the long view on legal matters. But it isn’t as simple as choosing between two candidates. One of the biggest challenges that faces our elected Supreme Court is when turnover slows down the docket to the point that people have to wait years for a decision. Voters should grant incumbency a heavy weight not only because of the experience that justices accrue, but also because the disruption to the court has consequences down the line. In that sense, these high-level judicial races are both a referendum on the incumbent and a choice between two candidates. With that standard, we encourage voters in the Republican Party primary to keep their incumbent candidates: Jeff Brown for Place 6, Phil Johnson for Place 8 and Nathan Hecht for chief justice. Texas Supreme Court, Place 6 Jeff Brown, 43, has earned a reputation as a thoughtful, fair and clear-thinking judge. His wide-ranging credentials are impressive: Before his September appointment to the Supreme Court, he’d been a judge at both the 14th Court of Appeals and state district court in Harris County; had tried cases as a lawyer at Baker Botts; and had served as a briefing attorney to judges from both political...
by Staff | Feb 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
George Christian is interviewed on Capital Tonight Time Warner Cable News Published on Jan. 22, 2014
