harris county judicial candidates 2022

Which would be so outlandishly unlikely as to appear to be its own conspiracy. In a 4-1 vote, the court authorized County Attorney Christian Menefee to pursue a lawsuit against the comptrollers office. Miller 184,139 324,228 37.39% 54.64% They did it by passing a housekeeping resolution earlier in the day that included a new section codifying a constitutional ban on using House resources for political purposes. CC4 107,368 129,927 6,251 . HD130 71.33% 28.67% Phelan ruled in favor of Geren both times. I consider what Harker Heights City Council did to be defensible, but I would not feel the same way if this effort succeeds and they override it again. Judge Draper is represented by John Raley. JP7 16.15% 83.85% TPR has more. One thought Ive had about this is that the Family Courts were kind of a mess before the Dem sweep of 2018 there were some stories that made it into the papers about happenings in the Family Courts, and of course there was then-Family Court Judge Lisa Millard ruling against the city of Houston giving health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees even after DOMA had been ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. HD128 71.88% 28.10% 0.03% 2020, in the race for District Judge, 333rd Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Having a high profile referendum on the ballot helps drive extra turnout. HD138 56.96% 43.04% State and county Republican officials have made several attempts to cast doubt on the results of the November elections in Harris County. HD142 9,939 24,454 7 HD135 42.19% 55.44% 2.37% 0.00% JP5 47.07% 50.22% 2.71% Given that, what is the upside to making an at-best longshot run for the Senate? JP8 46,854 29,698 2,230 Commissioners Court convened the special meeting to decide on a response to Hegars claim. Judicial Candidate Petitions; Certain judicial candidates in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis must file additional petitions (PDF). 18 Cause No. Jerry Garcia, Constable Precinct 2 CC1 23.57% 73.81% 2.62% CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% TPR has more. Hidalgos opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer. HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% As always, please let me know what you think. The litigation exception typically is upheld by courts, so McIngvales lawsuit is unlikely to produce the requested records, he said. JP6 21.59% 74.55% 3.87% By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. 2023-01202; Stan Stanart v. Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million more than the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. Cannabis reform advocates are pushing back against the city council of the Central Texas city of Harker Heights, which recently rejected a voter-approved ballot measure decriminalizing low levels of pot possession there. 5 Cause No. 15 Cause No. HD127 38,480 26,208 1,817 As you know, the Harris County Democratic Party will soon have a new Chair. Mark Goldberg is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. JP2 40.63% 56.87% 2.50% This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. But in San Marcos, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau has asked for the Texas attorney generals opinion on that citys decriminalization ordinance. 2023-00930; Mark Goldberg v. Judge Erika Ramirez. HD127 60.47% 37.36% 2.18% The amendment would require the speaker to use public resources, including staff time and government facilities, on behalf of one political instrumentality, Phelan said the first time. 33K to 36K in 2016 The names have changed but the practices have not, or at least not enough. HD148 15,221 20,981 1,035 FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace shows you four district court judges who have a history of granting multiple bonds to men who keep committing crimes. Ive said this before, but Mitt Romney won 11 State Rep districts in 2012, and he won them all with over 60% of the vote. More than seven months after a teenage gunman killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School, the speaker of the Texas House was in Uvalde for a private meeting with relatives of the victims. HD135 17,116 22,492 963 1 In 2018, Sanchez joined the offices Post-Conviction Writs division where he currently serves by investigating claims made by convicted persons challenging the legality of their convictions. CD09 24.72% 75.25% 0.03% 4. The Tennessee primaries took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Democrat Jason Martin winning their respective parties' nominations. Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. And as you can see, while there is that dip in percentage that we have discussed for the county criminal courts, it bounces right back for the probate courts. Before coming to the Chronicle, Jen spent three years covering City Hall for Houston's NPR station. Since attorneys earned a flat fee per case, the only way to make a living representing indigent clients was to take massive numbers of appointments. HD148 45.83% 54.14% 0.02% In her most recent role, she serves as a Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor. Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts. CC2 99,401 100,543 This one was particularly unserious, and the resolution shows how weak it was. Tuesday's sweep . Lunceford's opponent, Democrat Tamika Craft, won the election by 0.26 percent of the vote. They were still top scorers, it was mostly that the environment wasnt as good for them. JP5 50.61% 47.07% 2.32% Harris County 185th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Jason Luong and challengers Andrea Beall and Kate Ferrell. JP5 52.63% 47.37% They arent any more valid, theyre just in a different venue. Because respondents can correct the ballot now, [TALs] mandamus is appropriate.. None of the other Texas cities where decriminalization initiatives have been approved Elgin, Denton, San Marcos and Austin has faced litigation. Paxton 170,642 309,499 34.36% 51.80% Abbott 175,533 314,728 35.04% 52.34% According to the petition filed Monday night,Wayne Dolcefino, a media consultant and former TV journalist,submitted multiple requests for public information on behalf of the Gallery Furniture owner, who was a major donor supporting Republican candidates including County Judge LinaHidalgos opponent Alexandra del Moral Mealer. I hope Im wrong, and Im confident well find out if this does pass. To make its case, Mealers legal team will have to find evidence that more than 18,000 voters were unable to cast ballots on Election Day, and that all of those voters planned to vote for Mealer, Stein said. Respondents have no discretion to force voters to approve or reject, all or nothing, charter provisions dealing with issues as varied as theft, graffiti, or prohibiting cooperation with state agencies regulating abortion providers, wrote attorneyEric Opiela, a former executive director of the Republican Party of Texas. The Y-axis is the percentages. HD139 12,325 30,301 1,174 Well, sure, but the Republicans in the Lege, as well as the state courts, have not been shy about limiting cities authority in various matters, so I dont know how confident Id be in that position. At least in those cases, you can make the claim that the Libertarian received votes that might have otherwise gone to the Republican. Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. HD133 60.29% 39.71% CC1 80,014 194,272 79 Under Hegars calculations, Heaps annualized budget would have been about $48.9 million over 12 months nearly $2.3 million off from the $46.7 million figure calculated by the county. I believe Ground Game Texas is on the right side of the issue and as noted Id vote for one of their propositions if it were before me, but the power imbalance is what it is, and theres not a clear way around it. CD29 33,392 66,220 27 Voters have moved on. McIngvale, who was a major donor supporting Republican candidates, including County Judge Lina Hidalgos opponentAlexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.. While the administrator is a moderate Democrat, this blog is independently operated and not affiliated with any political party or political action committee (PAC). HD129 36,347 26,966 1,802 While in her private practice she was chosen as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017 and 2018. The chamber also approved new punishments for members who break quorum, like most House Democrats did two years ago in protest of GOP-backed voting restrictions. HD149 39.55% 60.45% How often do we see that 70% pass anywhere? This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in March. We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. 9 Cause No. CC4 117,014 119,504 HD128 70.48% 27.96% 1.53% 0.02% Its certainly possible that these laws arent as good at actually suppressing the vote as theyre intended to, but thats beside the point. Some of the electoral functions include: Providing training to all Presiding and Alternate Election Judges to ensure the proper execution of state and federal election law during each county . Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. You might have thought in looking at the numbers for 2016 and 2018 that a split result could occur, given the wide ranges. CD08 50.26% 49.73% 0.02% JP5 145,619 143,496 That changed quite dramatically in 2018, when Dems won back Davis old seat and picked up another Senate seat as well. JP1 30.69% 66.39% 2.92% If you dont know or dont remember all of the things I had to say about this line of thinking back then, you can probably surmise it from what Ive just said here. HD140 5,859 12,433 613 3 JP5 145,487 137,664 5,652 10 HD150 34,895 22,408 HD147 18.69% 78.72% 2.58% Hidalgo versus Mealer CC2 97,762 100,816 4,930 24 Democratic Primary: Beth Payan, Paula Knippa, Rosa Lopez Theofanis Run for Judge of 3rd . Democrats acknowledge that Texas has not been an easy state for the party. The bills list five causes for suspension of an elections administrator: Currently, any problems that arise in an election or with an elections administrator are handled by the countys election commission. The judge in the Lunceford contest was assigned on December 13, I dont know what has happened since then. Are there more parks like Fairfield Lake out there? HD134 35,653 45,142 16 Thats a bigger and more long-term problem. You can also contribute to any candidate you like directly just google them or find their campaign Facebook page to get to a suitable Donate link for them. One is that every Democratic candidate won Fort Bend County in 2018, by over 12K votes in each case. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. CC4 107,284 129,131 6,533 There would be both a primary and a special election to replace and succeed him, much as there was in HD147 this past year. JP4 174,785 120,166 If we have the same turnout rate as we did in 2003, were looking at over 353K voters from Harris County. The tens of thousands of residents who signed this petition understood that each of these police reforms are part of a comprehensive approach to public safety, and we expect to vote on them in the same way they were presented as one unified package, Act 4 SA Executive Director Ananda Tomas said in a statement Sunday night. Briones 819,495 331,782 0 667,234 In some cases, like HD132 and HD138, Collier and Garza were about equal with Beto but Patrick and Paxton were a point or two behind Abbott. The chart below is the vote percentage for both parties in each of those races individually. HD146 20.78% 75.62% 2.21% 1.39% The closest they got was trailing by about 39K votes, and the farthest apart was about 89K votes. Speaking as a resident of SD15, Im already exhausted by this possibility, which may not even happen. Maybe other Democratic candidates could get them with the right message, and if they were the right candidates. HD130 46,320 18,701 1,229 Hidalgo versus Mealer 41K to 42K in 2020. 2023-00841; Tami Pierce v. Judge DaSean Jones. HD138 33,875 22,977 9 A lot has happened since then, all related to the ongoing whistleblower lawsuit, but if we were expecting to see Paxton get frog-marched by the FBI one fine day, were still waiting. They start with the appellate courts, the 1st and 14th for those of us in Harris County, then the District Courts in numerical order, which means that Criminal District Courts and Civil District Courts are mixed together. "I want to send a message to the Harris County elections administrator," Taylor said. JP6 5,243 17,412 Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . HD131 6,519 24,611 13 2023-00927; Bruce Bain v. Judge Corey Sepolio. Those cases are expected to proceed over the next few months. Activists in Harker Heights, which is also in Bell County, are planning to force another vote on the issue, though that may wind up being moot, depending on how this goes. That would require dividing the short fiscal year by 16 pay periods and multiplying that by 26 to cover the whole year, she said. Martin represented clients in both state and federal courts, and has argued cases before the Texas Courts of Appeal throughout the state, as well as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The amendment about sanctions for quorum-busting drew more No votes, almost entirely from Dems. HD131 18.64% 79.15% 2.21% HD131 20.28% 79.72% So keep all that in mind as we proceed. CC1 76,230 193,216 REPUBLICAN. CLUBS IN ACTION is trying to raise 95K to donate to them. HD132 60.69% 39.31% HD147 18.82% 78.23% 2.95% One of the things were going to have to explore is: Why arent the elected tax assessor-collector and the elected county clerk which are, quite frankly, both Democrats why are they not running the election, where theres some public accountability?. Ill post updates and candidate names as I get them. Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan, whose chamber amended the bill to include the lower penalty, rejected the idea when it was first floated during a series of 2021 special sessions. Basically, the discussion was going on in consideration of the ordinance that had been passed by the City Council of Killeen and the actions of the result of that particular vote, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza told the Herald. She is in charge of half of all investigations and pending cases in Harris County where a child under the age of 14 has been killed. Even in the case of the loser who lost to DaSean Jones by 449 votes, its extremely hard to imagine there could have been enough people who encountered problems and could not vote anywhere else and would have voted for the loser to make a difference. That range is consistent across years, across baseline Democratic performance levels, across different types of judicial races. Elections. Experience: Amy Martin served as clerk to Judge Cheryl Johnson at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Education: Prairie View A&M University and South Texas College of Law, Campaign website: beverlyarmstrongforjudge.com. I was worried that if Hidalgo lost, there was a real chance Dems could lose not one but both of the Commissioners Court races as well. JP2 22,460 28,561 HD145 33.23% 66.77% Texas Republicans spent most of the 2021 legislative session focusing on election security and this year, its a top priority for them again. That would mean that the Republicans netted about 1600 votes, which I need not point out is even farther away from closing the gap. CC2 98,597 101,176 I have no idea. Again, thats the case now as well. And that assumes that literally every one of those 2600 non-voters would have voted for the Republican candidate. The average attorney charges $500 per hour. Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) 1:38 PM 11 January 2023. ELECTION ROUNDUP: Who won and who lost in the 2022 midterm elections across Houston and rest of Texas? Dan Patrick joked. Haynes was in private practice for approximately five years. HD134 32,915 46,611 1,330 HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20% Ted Heap, Constable Precinct 5 Texas constitutiongives judges the ultimate authorityto assign indigent defendants an attorney, and to decide how much that attorney gets paid. PREVIOUSLY Nelson worked as a Senior Prosecutor and a Chief Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office for about 10 years. SD07 62.80% 37.18% 0.02% Hillary got 700K votes in 2016. Heap 0 69,735 18,880 68,808 The Republicans picked the judges with some of the smallest accounts. JP4 59.99% 39.99% 0.02% Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. These election contests are frivolous attempts to overturn the votes of more than a million residents in the third largest county in the country. HD139 13,492 30,143 11 HD140 29.27% 68.30% 2.43% County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. JP7 14.44% 83.28% 2.28% Public Education HD150 60.64% 37.11% 2.25% Putting it another way, more than 96% of the people who cast a ballot in November of 2022 cast a ballot in these three races. HD130 46,578 18,647 Experience: Chuck Silverman practiced law for more than 30 years in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Segovia added that opponents should challenge the validity of the amendment after the election, not before. Download this stock image: FILE -Pam Gaskin talks about her mail-in primary election ballot at her home Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Missouri City, Texas. HD148 41.25% 55.89% 2.86% 2022-2023 Chair: Diana Gomez, Chamberlain Hrdlicka For more information on this committee, contact Maggie Martin at maggiem@hba.org or 346-471-3428. Harvey is currently assigned to the Major Offenders Division where she tries cases and is on-call to assist the police in investigations and writing warrants. Authored by state Rep. Tom Oliverson and state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, both Harris County Republicans, the bills are among several already filed this legislative session in reaction to the long lines, late openings and reports of shortages of ballot paper on Election Day inHarris County. What will it take to keep those ten appellate court benches we won in 2018? So well know soon enough. Hensley, who gave a presentation to the Denton City Council, said that since Nov. 1 about a week before Denton voters passed Prop B 52 citations and/or arrests were made by Denton police for misdemeanor marijuana possession or paraphernalia related to marijuana. HD133 35,705 23,303 The deadline for paying the required fee I have no idea how much, but if there was even a sliver of a chance this was for real, this guy would have had no trouble getting some fat cat to pay for it as needed was December 9. Committee appointments are expected to be made in the next couple of weeks. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. JP8 64.31% 35.67% 0.02%, You still have time to donate to the Democratic judges legal fund, Lege targets Harris County election administrator, approved a bill making illegal voting a felony, Lets spend less money on court-appointed lawyers, judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys, The Denton experience with marijuana decriminalization, Tell me you have no evidence of voter suppression without telling me you have no evidence of voter suppression, Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvale. Paxton encouraged his supporters to launch a pressure campaign and flood the court with calls and emails demanding,unsuccessfully, thatthey reverse the decision. CC2 47.94% 52.06% HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. We will have a couple of Houston referenda on the ballot this November so the higher end is more likely to me, but there is a range and a lower end is possible as well. Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. Theyre either for the initiatives or they just want to put it up to a vote because they think that this is something we should vote on.. And every voter who might have been discouraged by issues at one location could have gone to another one, which would have been at most a couple of minutes away by car. FOX 26 has a list of these candidates and their biggest priorities if elected. The margins are far wider in some other races candidates are contesting. Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. HD135 16,804 21,988 1,227 559 I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. HD127 62.01% 37.99% 2022-79328; Erin Lunceford v. Judge Tami Craft. 2023-01076; Aaron Adams v. Judge LaShawn Williams. For his part, Berry noted that the county had already been forced to adopt the property tax revenue freeze for its current budget because Commissioners Court was unable to reach a quorum needed to set a tax rate. I spent a lot of time obsessing over these four super-close races two years ago, and dont have anything new to say. More than 120 candidates have filed for Harris County positions ahead of the March 2022 primaries, as of the candidate filing deadline Dec. 13, according to the Texas Secretary of State website. HD130 71.35% 28.65% Harris County Judge is on the ballot in the 2022 Texas Primary Election. Im just eyeballing everything and not being too particular about it, this is close enough for these purposes. By Carolina Sanchez. CD07 53,108 77,625 29 Theyll fight and theyll make noise and theyll employ the rules and pick up the occasional small-bore victory, but in the end they have no power. Houston, Texas - Today, several losing Republican candidates filed election contests to void the more than 1 million votes cast in Harris County's November 2022 election. HD143 35.69% 61.27% 3.02% 0.02% But they argue that Cruz is more vulnerable than his other GOP counterparts, citing the close 2018 race and his castigated 2021 trip to Cancun while Texas underwent a power-grid emergency due to a winter storm. Sartaj Bal is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Im sure it would be compelling reading, but I dont have the staff or the budget for that. Elizabeth Buss is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Houston, TX 77003. HD150 60.07% 36.46% 2.38% 1.09% Alexandra del Moral Mealer,now appears to be searching for just that. Clubs In Action raising legal $ for judges. ====================== HD132 60.80% 39.20% The office has since expanded dramatically, but it still takes the minority of criminal cases in Harris County. HD141 4,487 20,489 610 JP5 52.55% 47.43% 0.02% HD127 62.30% 37.70% JP6 25.54% 74.43% 0.02% 33K to 35K in 2020. 2003 298,110 955,205 31.21%, Year Houston Harris Share Judge Lina Hidalgo and the Harris County Commissioners Court are defunding the police.. By voting to repeal Prop A, the Harker Heights City Council sent a clear message to their constituents that they dont respect the will of the voters or the democracy they participate in, Ground Game Texas Executive Director Julie Oliver said in a news release. Campaigns maybe ought to take that into account. HD137 8,017 12,261 612 350 It also opened a public defenders office in 2010, though many judges refused to use it, insteadcontinuingto appoint overloaded private attorneys. May's election contest is ongoing. In the old days, when you had to vote at your precinct location, you really were screwed. Steve Radack. CD38 170,772 87,662 46 HD132 35,684 22,981 1,395 627 The county commissioners voted to direct the county attorney and (me) to get involved in the beginning to get that question answered, Garza said. The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced that he would step down at the end of February. Nuff said. HD138 59.04% 40.96% Cagles July report showed over a million bucks on hand. She is currently HCCLA's Secretary and coordinates the Second Chair Program. Its still super early, there will be plenty more where this came from. JP5 147,814 135,680 The Current has more. Judicial Poll Results. Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I The question then is why. Each of them should be deeply embarrassed and these claims should not be taken seriously by the public, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. Like I said, Ill get into that a bit more in the next post. I will show in another post that the undervote rate doesnt correlate with partisan performance, at least in county judicial races, but with the appellate courts including all those Republican counties, its imperative to maximize those margins. JP6 5,490 16,504 Instead, Hidalgo said, the comptroller should have calculated on the basis of pay periods rather than the number of months. As for Whitmire, what this means is that if hes elected Mayor this year, things will be messy in SD15 the next year. This new political blog website officially launched in late 2020 and is focused on issues important to Harris County residents. HD130 46,145 18,886 963 5 I know that the Republicans are claiming that these problems took place at mostly Republican locations another claim that is dubious at best and seemingly contradicted by news reporting on Election Day but even the most partisan locations arent unanimous. CC2 47.51% 48.77% 3.72% The petition also acknowledges the county has provided some of the requested documents. San Antonio City Council approved it for the ballot as is, which was also as expected. Houston/not Houston. Republican judicial candidate Erin Lunceford filed a petition Wednesday seeking a new election in Harris County's 189th judicial district court race after losing by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast. HD132 36,413 23,479 HD127 57.86% 39.60% 2.54% Take Action. San Antonio had previously passed an ordinance that recommends that no local funds be used to investigate criminal charges related to abortions. Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616 ============================== Kyle Scott is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Warford 290,364 251,323 59.02% 42.41% Lesley Briones, County Commissioner, Precinct 4, Kim Ogg, District Attorney JP4 174,354 120,349 HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3 JP8 49,209 27,703 Deadline to post candidate requirements 1 Form 1-15 (PDF) Monday, March 1, 2021. JP7 11,907 63,400 1,926 1,109 HD147 9,676 35,412 1,338 In total, Beverly has served as a prosecutor for more than 15 years, handling cases such as murder, aggravated assault, robbery, child sexual assault and other felonies. It would be a shame if that happened, though Id still want to know how long they waited before they gave up and why they didnt or couldnt go to one of the 750 other locations to vote, but it could have happened and it would be unfortunate and we would need to do better next time.

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