COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Place 2
PARTY AFFILIATION
Republican
CURRENT OCCUPATION
District Judge
232ND District Court
Since 1995
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR
B.A., English
University of Texas
1982
JURIS DOCTOR
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Houston
1985
YEAR OF STATE BAR LICENSURE
1985
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – APPELLATE
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – OTHER
- Felony trial court judge for 21 years
- Re-elected 5 times
- Wiretap Judge, Second Judicial Administrative Region since 2009
LEGAL EXPERIENCE – NONJUDICIAL
- Trial Prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
- Briefing Attorney, 1ST Court of Appeals in Houston (1985-1986)
- Harris County assistant district attorney at trial and on appeal (1986-1994)
- Represented the State in 279 criminal appeals, including five death penalty cases
- Former Committee Member, Houston Bar Association Bench-Bar Pro Bono Awards Committee
- Former Board Member, Texas Center for Adoloscent Rehabilitation and Education
- Volunteer judge for the Family Law Evening Court project
- Interpreter for the Houston Volunteer Lawyer Project
ADMITTED
JUDICAL/LEGAL HONORS
PRIOR ELECTION(S) RESULTS
2016 Republican Primary Runoff
Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Won 50.87% against Ray Wheless (49.13%)
Primary Runoff win
2016 Republican Primary
Justice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Won 39.42% against Ray Wheless (35.43%)
Resulted in Primary Runoff
2010 General Election
Judge, 232nd Judicial District
56.75% to 43.25% win against (D) opponent Greg Glass
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
- Criminal Law (since 1990)
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS
1,146 of 4,814
- Winner of the 2016 State Bar of Texas Judicial Poll with 57% of the vote compared to 19% and 24% for each of her Republican opponents
- Rated most outstanding among her peers in the 2015 Houston Bar Association Judicial Poll in the categories of being Impartial, Ruling Decisively, Following the Law, Working Hard and Being Prepared
KEY ENDORSEMENTS
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Conservative Republicans of Texas
- Conservative Republicans of Harris County
- Texas Patriots PAC
- Kingwood TEA Party
- Houston Realty Business Coalition
- United Republicans of Harris County
- Houston Police Officers’ Union PAC
- Dallas Morning News
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
To pursue justice one case at a time based on the evidence in the case and the applicable law.
INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON
2-8-16
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