In order to provide more information on candidates for members and the public, the Houston Bar Association maintains a list of external links to Web sites related to the candidates in certain judicial races. The HBA is not responsible for the content provided by other organizations, nor does the inclusion of an organization's link imply an endorsement of any candidate.
The candidates listed here appear on the 2008 HBA Judicial Preference Poll. Click on the candidate's name to visit the candidate's Web site. Not all candidates maintain Web sites. This information is provided as an educational tool only and does not imply an endorsement of any candidate.

Candidates appear in alphabetical order, without party affiliation. Democratic, Libertarian and Republican candidates are included. Uncontested races do not appear.

APPELLATE RACES

Supreme Court of Texas, Chief Justice
Wallace B. Jefferson
Jim Jordan
Tom Oxford

Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7
Sam Houston
David G. Smith
J. Dale Wainwright

Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8
Phil Johnson
Drew Shirley
Linda Reyna Yañez

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Matthew E. Eilers
Tom Price
Susan Strawn

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Dave Howard
J.R. Molina
Paul Womack

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
Cathy Cochran
William Bryan Strange, III

HOUSTON COURTS OF APPEALS

1st Court of Appeals, Place 3
Ed Hubbard
Jim Sharp

1st Court of Appeals, Place 5
Laura Carter Higley
Leslie C. Taylor

14th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice
Joe W. Beverly
Adele Hedges

14th Court of Appeals, Place 4
Jeff Brown
Bert Moser

14th Court of Appeals, Place 6
Bill Boyce
Mary M. Markantonis

14th Court of Appeals, Place 7
Kem Thompson Frost
Martin J. Siegel

HARRIS COUNTY RACES
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS

11th District Court
Mark Davidson
Mike Miller

55th District Court
Dion Ramos
Jeff Shadwick

61st District Court
Al Bennett
John Donovan

80th District Court
Lynn M. Bradshaw-Hull
Larry Weiman

125th District Court
Kyle Carter
John Coselli

127th District Court
R.K. Sandill
Sharolyn Wood

129th District Court
Grant Dorfman
Michael Gomez

133rd District Court
Lamar McCorkle
Jaclanel McFarland

151st District Court
Caroline E. Baker
Mike Engelhart

152nd District Court
Robert Schaffer
Ken Wise

164th District Court
Martha Hill Jamison
Alexandra Smoots-Hogan

165th District Court
Elizabeth Ray
Josefina Muniz Rendon

190th District Court
Patricia J. Kerrigan
Andres Pereira

215th District Court
Levi J. Benton
Steven E. Kirkland

333rd District Court
Joseph (Tad) Halbach
Goodwille Pierre

334th District Court
Ashish Mahendru
Sharon McCally

HARRIS COUNTY RACES
CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS

174th District Court
Ruben Guerrero
Bill Moore

176th District Court
Brian Rains
Shawna L. Reagin

177th District Court
Devon Anderson
Kevin Fine

178th District Court
Roger Bridgwater
David Mendoza

179th District Court
Randy Roll
Mike Wilkinson

337th District Court
Herb Ritchie
Don Stricklin

338th District Court
Hazel B. Jones
Brock Thomas

339th District Court
Caprice Cosper
Maria T. (Terri) Jackson

351st District Court
Mark Kent Ellis
Mekisha Murray

HARRIS COUNTY RACE
FAMILY DISTRICT COURT

312th District Court
David Farr
Robert Hinojosa

HARRIS COUNTY RACE
PROBATE COURT

Probate Court Number 1
Georgia Akers
Kathy Stone

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS

Precinct 1, Place 1
Derrick J. Anderson, Sr.
Dale M. Gorczynski

Precinct 5, Place 1
Peter Rene
Russ Ridgway

Precinct 8, Place 1
Jeff Heintschel
Holly Williamson

ADMINISTRATIVE RACES

Harris County District Attorney
C.O. (Brad) Bradford
Pat Lykos

Harris County District Clerk
Theresa Chang
Loren Jackson

Harris County Judge
Ed Emmett
David Mincberg

Harris County Attorney
Vince Ryan
Mike Stafford

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