Sixty years after the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright enshrined a persons right to a lawyer in criminal proceedings, data shows that few indigent clients in the country actually get a good one. Thats exactly what happened in 2020, as noted above. The Press has more. HD134 28,262 51,502 1,828 Now is not the time to re-litigate.. Ted Heap, Constable Precinct 5 CC4 115,688 120,613 The chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party on Wednesday announced that he would step down at the end of February. HD143 8,469 15,270 804 HD137 40.87% 59.13% Again, thats the case now as well. Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements. discovery of voted ballots after the polls close. HD138 59.04% 40.96% James Lombardino is represented by Jared Woodfill. HD140 5,761 12,183 1,066 Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. Christian 181,355 319,465 36.86% 53.91%, Candidates Houston Not Hou Hou% Not% Its too early to draw any firm conclusions one way or another, Loya said. We need to turn that around. HD142 9,167 24,621 We have multiple locations at which anyone can vote precisely as a hedge against problems at any one specific location. JP4 59.99% 39.99% 0.02% In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. ============================= 20 Cause No. She represented indigent capital murder defendants in death penalty cases. Its certainly possible that these laws arent as good at actually suppressing the vote as theyre intended to, but thats beside the point. HD138 52.98% 44.60% 2.42% Indeed, were approaching the ten-year anniversary of potential statewide candidate Julian Castro territory, as those stories were being written at the start of the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. HD139 29.61% 70.39% HD126 63.64% 36.36% After Hensleys presentation, council member Jesse Davis mentioned that it has been an all-or-nothing-type situation with the decriminalization issue and suggested finding a middle ground by implementing parts of the ordinance that doesnt violate state law. Submit application to: Harris County Board of Elections, 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas . Biden (and Ed Gonzalez) got 900K in 2020. This is what happens when you let your rage control you. Now, were back at square one.. Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. Progressive groupslast month submitted roughly 38,000 petition signatures to get the proposedcharter amendmentincluded on the May municipal election ballot, a move San Antonio City Attorney Andy Segoviasigned off on last week. HD137 8,475 12,264 But Democrats didnt do as well in a number of dark blue districts in 2020 as they had in 2016 and 2018, and as we saw in 2022 it was in those districts where Beto fell short, often well short, of his 2018 performance. HD127 62.90% 37.09% 0.01% Hensley said that certain parts of the ordinance simply couldnt be implemented because it violates state and federal law. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Monday is the first day of early voting in the Texas March 1 primary election. Her reporting has aired nationally on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. She drew a short straw, and I think that contributed to her decision to run for Governor. Experience: Veronica Nelson has been a Chief Prosecutor in both County and District Courts with over 10 years of trial experience. HD138 32,324 23,310 968 2 HD149 11,876 19,423 706 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. HD149 37.11% 60.69% 2.21% Now you can just go somewhere else. Harris County 185th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Jason Luong and challengers Andrea Beall and Kate Ferrell. 16 Cause No. No other information was available for this candidate. Its perfectly appropriate for the chamber to have sanctions for that kind of action, and its not that different, at least to my mind, than what was passed after the 2003 walkout. Its deeply annoying that we have to do this as a reminder, these cases are stinking piles of nothing and the losers pursuing them damn well know it but its where we are. "If it was just mismanagement, it was just gross incompetence, wouldn't one think that the lack of paper would apply equally and uniformly across the map, so that there would be roughly an equivalent number of Democratic stronghold precinct neighborhoods as well as Republican precinct stronghold neighborhoods?" HD133 60.29% 39.71% That system has led topersistent allegations of favoritismat the expense of defendants. It also opened a public defenders office in 2010, though many judges refused to use it, insteadcontinuingto appoint overloaded private attorneys. Ill be paying closer attention to these precincts, because this isnt always the case going forward. In Harris County, judges for decades doled out the vast majority of court appointments to a select few. CC4 112,533 119,027 6,359 3,012 HD137 35.76% 61.22% 3.02% HD127 57.86% 39.41% 2.73% These are all criminal justice reform measures, and if the law is usually interpreted broadly then I dont think theres a leg to stand on. JP4 166,204 128,604 7,578 Dist Civil 518,475 545,206 48.74% 51.26% What I wonder about is whether there will be much appetite for that kind of spending in future races. HD142 26.27% 73.73% One of his top staffers ran against Judge Hidalgo in the 2022 Dem primary, and I imagine there will be some kind of response to that. CD08 50.26% 49.73% 0.02% I included Mealer and Cagle for post-election inclusion mostly out of curiosity. HD144 44.67% 49.78% 4.30% 1.25% Garcia, A 175,027 340,089 0 291,697 Below we review the incumbent criminal district court judges and their Democratic challengers. The tense discussion on Jan. 4 lasted just shy of an hour and a half, and Phelan spent most of it discussing potential mental health legislation, participants said. CC3 224,670 141,583 HD141 4,635 20,039 691 3 JP2 44.48% 55.52% CIA plans to hold a fundraiser, hopefully on Feb 19. The Fort Bend and Montgomery share will likely be in the 5-6K range total, but even without that wed easily have a new high total for a Houston election. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with almost 65% of the vote, improving on his performance from 2018.. Mealer 356,684 621,482 0 188,512 HD148 43.79% 53.61% 2.60% 0.01% State and county Republican officials have made several attempts to cast doubt on the results of the November elections in Harris County. HD130 46,578 18,647 HD139 27.65% 68.39% 2.68% 1.27% HD135 17,156 22,790 In the meantime, let me know what you think. JP7 14.34% 82.82% 2.84% The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. HD128 70.08% 27.72% 2.20% Education: Alabama State University and Southern University Law Center. One way that I decided to approach this was to look at the different type of judicial races on the ballot, to see if there was anything interesting there. JP5 49.81% 46.48% 2.50% 1.21% JP7 11,411 65,835 1,804 All of that was discussed in the story as well, so go read the rest. CC1 27.54% 72.46% REPUBLICAN. Segovia said that if the amendment is approved, the city would not be able to make any other changes to its charter until the November 2025 election, thanks to a state law restricting the frequency of charter amendments. 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. If we want to talk about making Texas competitive for Biden, and whoever our 2024 Senate nominee may be, thats the kind of Dem advantage in Harris County were going to need, at a minimum. Here is a guide with everything you need to know to be able to vote in Texas. HD132 36,189 24,576 You can see the four races that Dems lost, one district criminal court and three county criminal courts. With the exception of one provision calling for the creation of a city justice director, Segovia said the proposals elements are all inconsistent with state law.. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. HD128 71.67% 28.33% Sixty-five percent turnout (we were at over 68% in 2020) gets 1.7 million voters total (up less than 50K from 2020), and hitting one million Dems would mean taking almost 59% of the vote for Biden, which so far is the only real reach here as he was at 56% in 2020. The Current has a rebuttal to the unenforceable argument. HD129 38,169 25,015 1,149 3 HD139 12,576 30,341 Now, given the vast sum of money spent by wingnut richies to smear Democratic judges, it may be that was at least as big a challenge as undervoting was. Kyle Scott is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Again, and Im going to keep harping on this, until you hear the person themselves say it, thats all that it is. SD13 21.23% 78.74% 0.04% Note that as yet, not a single person has been identified as someone who showed up at a voting center on Election Day, was actually unable to cast a ballot while there because of paper issues, left before the problem was resolved, was unable to go to any of the 750 other voting locations in the county, and ultimately did not cast a ballot. Eagleton 51,665 23,158 119,650 59,159 HD141 19.04% 80.96% Mark Montgomery is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. 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. The county will now have to spend substantial resources handling these contests, time that could instead be spent serving the people of Harris County, added County Attorney Menefee. HD146 8,914 32,076 990 0 I also believe that Conroe is starting to become like Sugar Land, a small but growing urban center of its own that we ought to see as such, and seek to build alliances there. CC1 27.46% 72.54% Ferrell's practice is 100% criminal law. Hegar said in a statement that the county will be barred from increasing property tax collections plus revenue from properties added to the tax roll last year until it resolves the discrepancy. Maybe they just didnt know enough about the Dems in these races to be in a position to consider them. March 1, 2022 - Primary Election. Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. Improve performance in base Democratic areas. HD141 4,662 20,252 HD143 8,631 15,710 HD134 40.71% 57.65% 1.64% We only need 26.3% turnout in 2023, based on the 2022 registration numbers, to equal the number of voters from 2003. She handled cases ranging from Class C speeding tickets to non-death Capital Murders. In April 2013, Sanchez joined the Harris County District Attorneys office in the misdemeanor division. 2023-00936; Mark Montgomery v. Judge Kelley Andrews. In the old days, when you had to vote at your precinct location, you really were screwed. No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. That keeps Senate district elections staggered every two years. HD143 37.22% 62.78% CC1 28.29% 71.71% MJ Hegar, who didnt do nearly as well, still won Harris by 136K. For example, the Proposition B ordinance states no city funds will be used for THC testing of misdemeanor amounts of marijuana. HD133 31,931 27,421 1,396 CC4 119,394 121,960 51 [Isabel] Longoria was the first,appointedunder a newly created office in late 2020; Tatum wasnamed as her replacementlast July. REPUBLICAN. See here for the background. Anyway. HD144 46.53% 53.47% Judges are being sued in their individual capacity. That is why each person named in a suit has to retain their own attorney. He has spoken with plenty of those disenfranchised voters himself, he said. HD148 16,397 19,705 John Bash, a defense attorney who previously worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and served as a U.S. attorney in Texas, said that the DOJ is under no obligation to publicly announce that a case is closed or that a subject related to the case is not a target. The Texas Supreme Court has declined to disqualify those votes. JP2 40.63% 56.87% 2.50% JP1 36.70% 63.30% Two-thirds of the people I talked to sign [the petition], said Ananda Tomas, executive director of ACT 4 SA, whichlaunched the petitioneffort in October. So far the two candidates that I know of Silvia Mintz and Mike Doyle are the only two that have come forward. I thank Speaker Phelan and Representative Morgan Meyer for upholding the law and ensuring the will of the voters stands.. He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. The office has since expanded dramatically, but it still takes the minority of criminal cases in Harris County. HD127 40,530 24,529 Every two years, the HBA conducts a Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, in which members are asked to evaluate elected and appointed judges on a number of professional and ethical questions, based on personal, firsthand knowledge. CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% HD140 5,904 13,079 The raid cast a shadow over a competitive election year for the longtime Democratic congressman who defended his seat from a progressive in the March primary and then a well-funded and coordinated effort to flip his seat by Republicans in November. JP1 37.67% 62.33% HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02% JP8 59.30% 37.90% 2.80%, Dist Paxton Garza Lib JP1 30.69% 66.39% 2.92% HD145 13,871 31,301 JP8 49,209 27,703 Ive been frustrated working within the system and working in City Hall to try to get things like this done, District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez told charter supporters. Maybe Judge Hidalgo will have an easier time of it as well. CC1 26.37% 71.13% 2.50% JP7 16.80% 83.20% Results of the 2022 Judicial Preference Poll. The deadline for setting the May ballot is Friday. HD144 12,242 14,069 9 HD149 38.61% 61.39% For sure, its hard to imagine much money spent on Republicans locally in 2024. Although the petition garnered support from McKee-Rodriguez and an array of progressive groups from around the state, its likely to face stiff resistance from others. There is a legitimate question about what a City Council is supposed to do with a voter-passed ordinance that one can reasonably read to be in violation of state law, at least in part. HD135 17,107 22,475 1,135 =================================== Taylor accused Harris County Elections Administrator Cliff Tatum, who took over the office starting in August, of intentionally causing ballot paper shortages in Republican-leaning neighborhoods. CC3 226,675 133,751 But, it requires a council approval and not a voter one under the city charter, as Mayor Pro Tem Brian Beck pointed out in early December when he tried to get his fellow council members to pass a duplicate ordinance of Proposition B to give it the budgetary teeth it needed. Mealer 198,286 336,434 40.19% 56.59% JP4 173,381 126,119 HD126 36,931 21,555 1,269 Theres already more than 2.5 million registered voters in Harris County, up about 100K from November 2020, and I expect there to be over 2.6 million by next November. Houston, TX 77003. Last time around, Hegar folded like a cheap suit after Harris County took the matter to court. My office will be involved in the case every step of the way to ensure peoples votes are protected.". Theyre trying to do something about that, but they really cant, not right now. Education: University of Houston Law Center, Endorsements: chrismortonforjudge.org/endorsements, Campaign website: chrismortonforjudge.org. Experience: Amy Martin served as clerk to Judge Cheryl Johnson at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. HD128 68.08% 29.53% 2.39% We have to talk about the many millions of dollars spent by various wealthy wingnuts against Judge Hidalgo and Democratic criminal court judges. HD132 36,431 23,448 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. Beto versus the spread. HD133 34,548 25,581 In 2008, Jason left his civil practice to accept a position as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, where he went on to serve as the Chief Prosecutor in two different County Criminal Courts. Why shouldnt that continue in the first open-seat Mayoral race since then? 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. As for Joe Danna, is there ever a time when he isnt running for Sheriff? I had heard chatter about this for a couple of months. 2023 FOX Television Stations, Breaking Bond: In-depth look at three Criminal Dist. HD147 9,406 34,678 1,363 730 HD141 4,682 20,256 CD09 24.72% 75.25% 0.03% 2023-301111; Will Archer v. Judge James Horwitz. The move prompteda complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconductfor attempting to interfere in a pending case before the court. CD02 77,665 46,669 21 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. While at least two other of those votes received blowback from local officials, Harker Heights is so far the first to reject voters approval outright. In 2024, all ten of those benches we won will be on the ballot again. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. JP5 47.01% 50.53% 2.46% Bruce Bain is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. 15 Cause No. 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. See here for the previous entry. He is a member of the ACLU and the Houston Democratic Lawyers Association. 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. JP4 59.33% 40.67% HD148 40.88% 56.34% 2.78% If we can get the baseline vote to be closer, that could be enough to push some people over the top. 5 Cause No. The FBI declined comment for this story. Lets see how this breaks down. Education: Wesleyan University and University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: judgeamymartin.com/view-endorsements. 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. ELECTION MAP: See if your Harris County neighborhood voted for Greg Abbott or Beto O'Rourke in the 2022 midterms. Its unclear whether that estimate would be enough to flip even the narrowest margins, as in Luncefords race, which Craft won by 2,743 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast, or 0.26 percent of the vote. Two other things can make a difference as well. ============================== See here, here, and here for some background. Dan Simons is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. After that, senators serve four-year terms for the rest of the decade. [1] The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has jurisdiction in Harris County. "And, yet, that's not the way it's breaking.". Yet, the way the (Texas Public Information Act) is written, no one except those involved in the underlying lawsuit can get access to the public information.. He also questioned the existence of and the accountability measures for the election administrator position in Harris County. Garza 312,022 272,513 62.83% 45.61% How much of that is the lack of a third choice versus some other consideration I couldnt say, but you can see it in the numbers. Collier 312,803 273,337 62.81% 45.64% Sheldon A. Harris (all ballots . 2009 935,073 1,881,112 49.71% DOWNLOAD: HARRIS COUNTY GOP VOTER GUIDE. Heap 0 69,735 18,880 68,808 With the exception of County Judge, which is the first county office to appear, the other county races come after any county judicial elections, which we know in a non-presidential year is another two dozen, on top of all of the state judicial races youve just slogged through.
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