COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Place 5
PARTY AFFILIATION
Republican
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Justice, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
2016-Present
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR
B.S., Dallas Baptist University
(with honors)
JURIS DOCTOR
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Baylor University School of Law
1997
YEAR OF STATE BAR LICENSURE
1998
(18 years experience)
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – APPELLATE
- Authored 100+ appellate briefs
- Won 4 appellate cases in 2nd & 6th Courts of Appeals
- 1 x Felony Assault
- 2 x Felony Possession
- 1 x Felony Burglary
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – OTHER
- Other Judicial Experience
LEGAL EXPERIENCE – NONJUDICIAL
- Private law practice
- Criminal defense & litigation
- Attorney of record on 1,000+ criminal cases
- First chair: 40+ district court jury trials
- Appellate advocacy
- Veteran’s disability representation
- Civil defense & litigation
ADMITTED
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Harris County Bar Association (Former Member)
JUDICAL/LEGAL HONORS
- Judicial/Legal Honors
PRIOR ELECTION(S) RESULTS
2016 Republican Primary Runoff
58.02% win against Brent Webster (41.98%)
Win
2016 Republican Primary
41.48% win against Brent Webster (20.45%)
Forced Republican Primary runoff
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certifications
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS
642 of 3,973 (16.16%)
#3 of 7 Candidates
2016 State Bar Poll
KEY ENDORSEMENTS
- United Republicans of Harris County
- Texas Petroleum PAC
- Jeff Kearney – Kearney, Wynn, Fort Worth
- George Milner III – Milner, Finn, Price, Dallas
- Tim Evans – Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans & Biggs, Fort Worth
- Gary Udashen – Sorrels, Udashen & Anton, Dallas
- Brian K. Walker – Brian Walker Law Firm PLLC, Hillsboro
- Danny Freisner – The Freisner Law Firm, Waxahachie
- Mark Daniel – Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans & Biggs, Fort Worth
- R. T. Willis – Law Office of R.T. Willis, Deer Park
- Barry Sorrels – Sorrels, Udashen & Anton, Dallas
- Coke Solomon – District Attorney, Harrison County
- Reagan Wynn – Kearney, Wynn, Fort Worth
- Danny Buck Davidson – District Attorney, Panola County
- Jim Burnham – Law Offices of Jim Burnham, Dallas
- Lance Evans – Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans & Biggs, Fort Worth
- Dewayne Huston – Law Office of Dewayne Huston, Fort Worth
- Casey Cole – Law Office of Casey Cole
- Vincent Perini – Law Office of Vincent Perini, Dallas
- Charlie Humphreys – Humphreys & Peterson, Garland
- Michael Dawson – Dawson Parrish PC, Midland
- Brian Smith – King & Smith, Fort Worth
- Luke Beshara – Patel Gaines, San Antonio
- Tim Moore – Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans & Biggs, Fort Worth
- Texas J. Hunter Parrish – Dawson Parrish PC, Fort Worth
- Chris Stoy – Hutchison & Stoy, Fort Worth
- Jared King – King & Smith, Fort Worth
- Patrick Kelly – Law Office of Patrick Kelly, Dallas
- William Biggs – Evans, Daniel, Moore, Evans & Biggs, Fort Worth
- Michael Jimerson – District Attorney, Rusk County
- Celia Sams – Attorney, Rowlett, TX
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
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