Tag Archives: judicial races

Judicial Q&A: Scot Dollinger

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Josefina Rendon

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Kay Morgan

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Mack McInnis

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Endorsement watch: Probate courts

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron makes its endorsements for Probate Courts, and as they have done recently stayed mostly with incumbents while having nice things to say about the challengers. The one Democrat they recommended out of the four races was as follows: … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Shawna Reagin

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Barbara Gardner

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Kyle Carter

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Endorsement watch: Criminal courts

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron made its endorsements for the Criminal District Courts over two days. For their first four endorsements, they went with three Republican incumbents and one Democratic challenger: 184th Criminal District Court: Mark Thering Judge Jan Krocker has been a … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Chip Wells

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Jason Luong

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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The “Everybody does it” defense

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

You knew it was coming. A prominent line of defense has emerged for a newly appointed family court judge accused this month of false billing when she was working as a court-appointed lawyer representing abused children: Everybody does it. District … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Kim Bohannon Hoesl

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Endorsement watch: Civil courts, part 1

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

In the first round of judicial endorsements, Democratic candidates did very well, getting the nod from the Chron in five of six races. In their first review of civil court races, it was the reverse as the Chron stayed with … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Sherri Cothrun

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Endorsement watch: Family courts

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Chronicle gets in the endorsement game by getting started on the long list of judicial races that will be on your 2014 ballot, and it’s a big helping of good news for the Democratic slate of Family Court nominees, … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: James Horwitz

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Judicial Q&A: Farrah Martinez

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Enos files complaint against Judge Franklin

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go again. Lawyer Greg Enos filed a criminal complaint this month with the District Attorney’s Public Integrity Division alleging 311th District Court Judge Alicia Franklin submitted false and questionable pay vouchers to the county for court-appointed work in … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Harold Landreneau

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Greg Enos drops another bombshell

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Greg Enos, the chief catalyst in getting Judge Denise Pratt ousted from the 311th Family Court, now documents bad behavior by Pratt’s successor on that bench, Alicia Franklin. I truly like Alicia Franklin personally and I do not want to … Continue reading →

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Petition forgery case (probably) resolved

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Hadn’t seen an update on this in awhile. An appeals court has ruled that forged signatures will keep a candidate off the November ballot, a decision the Pasadena justice of the peace hopeful said she will appeal, But unless Leonila … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A – Tracy Good

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

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Greg Enos turns his spotlight to Gary Polland

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

This ought to be good. There can be no doubt: Gary Polland is a smart, successful lawyer who knows how to make a lot of money from the practice of law. Polland is politically powerful and able to influence and … Continue reading →

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Who watches the fox while he guards the henhouse?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Railroad Commission needs an ethics upgrade. The race for Texas railroad commissioner has revived — at least in the short term — debate around a series of thwarted legislative proposals to overhaul the state’s curiously named oil and gas … Continue reading →

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The enduring mystery of Lawrence Meyers

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

People are still speculating about why the enigmatic CCA Judge switched parties. Lawrence “Larry” Meyers did something last year that no other politician in Texas has done in nearly two decades: He became a statewide Democratic officeholder. As Democrats gather … Continue reading →

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Another entry for the judicial election files

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Get Wallace Jefferson on the phone for me, will ya? Three justices on the Tennessee Supreme Court are facing an election-year attack, not for any particular decision they have authored or even for any unpopular opinion they have espoused. No, … Continue reading →

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Perry appoints Pratt replacement

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. Gov. Rick Perry on Friday appointed Houston family lawyer Alicia Franklin as presiding judge of Harris County’s 311th state District Court, a position left vacant in March after the resignation of disgraced freshman jurist Denise Pratt. Franklin won … Continue reading →

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Primary runoff results

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

So long, Dave. Riding a wave of conservative sentiment that Texas Republicans were not being led with a hard enough edge, state Sen. Dan Patrick crushed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff election for lieutenant governor, ending … Continue reading →

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Pratt campaign sign mystery apparently solved

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Nice detective work. Last week, when campaign signs for disgraced former family court judge Denise Pratt popped up at some early voting locations in Houston, several sources said they had seen local Republican political consultant Burt Levine putting them up. … Continue reading →

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What campaign signs?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Denise Pratt says she knows nothing about all those campaign signs advocating her re-election that she says she isn’t running for. Campaign signs urging voters to “Re-elect Denise Pratt” have popped up outside at least three early voting locations this … Continue reading →

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The money is the problem

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

A story of interest from North Carolina. The ad first appeared on television the Friday before last, a black-and-white spot charging that Justice Robin Hudson coddled child molesters and “sided with the predators” in a North Carolina Supreme Court dissent. … Continue reading →

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More on the Pratt resignation deal

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

I’m still shaking my head about this. The Harris County district attorney still could investigate and charge former family court Judge Denise Pratt, despite striking a deal with the freshman jurist to resign to avoid prosecution on charges of tampering … Continue reading →

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A deeper dive into the Pratt files

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron takes a closer look at some of the people affected by the tenure of now-former Judge Denise Pratt. Kevin Bates’ sojourn through Pratt’s court began in 2012, via a visitation dispute with his ex-wife over their 16-year-old daughter. … Continue reading →

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