New Year Brings New Roster of Harris County District Court Judges

NEWLY ELECTED, APPOINTED AND FORMER HARRIS COUNTY CIVIL DISTRICT JUDGES

11th Judge Mike Miller (2009)
11th Judge Mark Davidson (defeated, but continues as MDL judge)
55th Judge Dion Ramos (elected 2008)
55th Judge Jeff Shadwick (former)
55th Judge Jeff Brown (former)
61st Judge Al Bennet (2009)
61st Judge John Donovan (former)
80th Judge Larry Weiman (2009)
80th Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull (former)
113th Judge Patricia Hancock
125th Judge Kyle Carter (2009)
125th Judge John Coselli (former)
127th Judge R. K. Sandill (2009)
127th Judge Sharolyn Wood (former)
129th Judge Michael Gomez (2009)
129th Judge Grant Dorfman (former)
133th Judge Jaclanel McFarland (2009)
133th Judge Lamar McCorkle (former)
151st Judge Mike Engelhart (2009)
151st Judge Caroline E. Baker (former)
152nd Judge Robert Schaffer (2009)
152nd Judge Kenneth Wise (former)
157th Judge Randall Wilson (not up for reelection in 2008)
164th Judge Alexandra Smoots-Hogan (2009)
164th Judge Martha Hill Jamison (former)
165th Judge Josefina Muniz Rendon (2009)
165th Judge Elizabeth Ray (former)
189th Judge Bill Burke (not up for reelection in 2008)
190th Judge Patricia Kerrigan (reelected '08)
190th Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod (now an federal appellate judge on the 5th Cir.)
215th Judge Steven E. Kirkland (2009)
215th Judge Levi Benton (former)
234th Judge Reece Rondon
269th Judge Dan Hinde (appointed 2008)
269th John T. Wooldridge (resigned 2008)
270th Judge Brent Gamble (not up for reelection in 2008)
280th Judge Tony Lindsay (not up for reelection in 2008)
281st Judge Sylvia Matthews (appointed by Governor after 2008 election)
281st Judge David J. Bernal (resigned 2008)
295th Judge Tracy E. Christopher (not up for reelection in 2008)
333rd Judge Joseph James "Tad" Halbach Jr. (re-elected in 2008)
334th Judge Sharon McCally (re-elected in 2008)

LINKS TO OFFICIAL WEB PAGES FOR HOUSTON (HARRIS COUNTY) CIVIL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES

11
Judge Mike Miller
165
Judge Josefina Rendon
55
Judge Dion Ramos
189
Judge Bill Burke
61
Judge Al Bennett
190
Judge Patricia J. Kerrigan
80
Judge Larry Weiman
215
Judge Steve Kirkland
113
Judge Patricia Hancock
234
Judge Reece Rondon
125
Judge Kyle Carter
269
Judge Dan Hinde
127
Judge R.K. Sandill
270
Judge Brent Gamble
129
Judge Michael Gomez
280
Judge Tony Lindsay
133
Judge Jaclanel McFarland
281
Judge Sylvia A. Matthews
151
Judge Mike Engelhart
295
Judge Tracy E. Christopher
152
Judge Robert Schaffer
333
Judge Joseph James Halbach Jr.
157
Judge Randy Wilson
334
Judge Sharon McCally
164
Judge Alexandra Smoots-Hogan
MDL
Judge Mark Davidson

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.

Jeffrey Shadwick takes Jeff Brown's bench

One Jeff in the footsteps of another

January 2, 2008 - Governor Rick Perry's Office announces appointment of Jeff Shadwick to the 55th District Court vacated by Jeff Brown. Judge Brown was elevated to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals by the Gov just before Christmas and has already kicked off his campaign to keep the new job - and the job title "Justice" - in this year's election. Jeffrey Shadwick is best known for prior public service as an HISD board president and school board member.

X-Mas Gifts: Jeff Brown Promoted to Houston Court of Appeals ...

Austin, TX - Governor Rick Perry fills several judicial vacancies just before Christmas: Hon. Jeff Brown, presiding judge of the 55th District Court ascends to the appellate bench vacated by 14th Court of Appeals Justice Harvey Hudson; William Boyce takes Justice Richard Edelman's seat on the same court. Patricia Kerrigan replaces Jennifer Walker Elrod on the 190th District Court bench in the Harris County Civil Courthouse. Hon. Jennifer Elrod was nominated by President Bush to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and confirmed by the United States Senate.