Houston Appellate Court Races

2008 Judicial Elections: Contested Benches on the Houston Courts of Appeals - with links to candidates' web sites.

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS RACE

PLACE 3:
[No incumbent in general election due to Justice Nuchia's defeat in the Republican Primary]

Republican Ed Hubbard
vs.
Democrat Jim Sharp

PLACE 5:

Republican Incumbent Laura Carter Higley
vs
Democratic Challenger Leslie C. Taylor

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS RACES

Contested Re-election for Chief Justice:

PLACE 1:

Republican Incumbent Adele Hedges
vs.
Democratic Challenger Joe Beverly

Contested Re-election for Associate Justice

PLACE 7:

Republican Incumbent Kem Thompson Frost
vs.
Democratic Opponent Martin J. Siegel

Contests Over Unexpired Terms:

PLACE 4:

Republican Gubernatorial Appointee Jeff Brown
vs.
Democratic Candidate Bert Moser

PLACE 6:

Republican Gubernatorial Appointee Bill Boyce
vs.
Democratic Challenger Mary M. Markantonis

Terms: Houston judicial elections campaign contests, candidates, incumbents, challengers, partisan judicial races, election an reelection campaings, first and fourteenth court of appeals Texas.