3rd Court of Appeals Election is Crucial to Texas Voters
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas One of our primary efforts is to educate voters about the importance of judicial elections and offer recommendations for the most experienced and well-qualified candidates in judicial races"
said Red McCombs Texas Civil Justice League Chairman. This slate of candidates (3rd Court of Appeals
Judge David Puryear right) represents a distinguished group of jurists and attorneys wholl preserve the Texas judicial system and
protect the people of Texas with honor & integrity.
Formed in 1986 the TCJL PAC supports statewide legislative and judicial candidates regardless of party affiliation who are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and efficient Texas civil justice system. TCJL has more than 5000 members in Texas.
The
Texas Civil Justice League Political Action Committee (TCJL PAC) earlier today endorsed a slate of judicial candidates for the upcoming November 6 general election. The list of endorsed
candidates are listed below.
Don Willett* (R) Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Nathan Hecht* (R) Texas Supreme Court Place 6
- David Puryear* (R) 3rd Court of Appeals Austin Place 5 (articles top right)
Jeff Rose* (R) 3rd Court of Appeals Austin Place 2 (bottom right)- Scott Field (R) 3rd Court of Appeals Austin Place 3 (top right)
- Bob Pemberton* (R) 3rd Court of Appeals Austin Place 6 (middle right)
Of particlular import to Texans is the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin often
the court of last resort for
citizens and regulatory matters in Texas.
Overseeing legal challenges to state laws as Texas citizens appeal State Government Agencies implementation of regulation the 3rd Court of Appeals decides the bulk of regulatory litigation in Texas.
However these laws are only as good as the judges who give effect to them. As a result legal analysts say its importance
cannot be understated.
The 3rd Court of Appeals acts as a statewide administrative court for implementation of laws passed by the Texas Legislature which are often legally challenged in Austin.
This is one of the reasons it is essential that the 3rd Court of Appeals be composed of jurists who are competent experienced honest and judicially conservative.
Plaintiff trial lawyer Steve Mostyn who has so far contributed approximately $2 million to Barack Obamas re-election effort and his colleagues in the personalinjury and mass tort trial bar apparently believe the same and see an opportunity during the 2012 Election to control this important court.
A just-newly formed & little known Political Action Committee the
Judicial Fairness Fund notified the Texas Ethics Commission in late August that it planned to exceed the $5000 per campaign spending limit provided in the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act to challenge conservative Republican Justices Puryear Rose Pemberton and Scott Field in their races for the 3rd Court.
Contributors to this PAC are unknown at this time however a flood of new money into the 3rd Court races could be a game-changer and elevates the 3rd Court races to the top of the heap in contested judicial elections this cycle.
The
Judicial Fairness Fund PAC has since been undertaking a concerted radio & TV-buy effort throughout central Texas to elect liberals to this
bench.
As a result Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) earlier this week also urged Texas voters to support the conservative lawyer and judges running for the 3rd Court saying they deserve your financial support.
The
Texas Civil Justice League Political Action Committee (TCJL PAC) also endorsed:
Jane Bland* (R) 1st Court of Appeals Houston Place 2
Harvey Brown* (R) 1st Court of Appeals Houston Place 6
Terry Jennings* (R) 1st Court of Appeals Houston Place 7
Michael Massengale* (R) 1st Court of Appeals Houston Place 8
Rebeca Huddle* (R) 1st Court of Appeals Houston Place 9
Marialyn Barnard* (R) 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Place 2
Rebecca Simmons* (R) 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Place 3
Steve Hilbig* (R) 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Place 4
Karen Angelini* (R) 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Place 5
Phylis J. Speedlin* (R) 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Place 7
Jim Moseley* (R) 5th Court of Appeals Dallas Place 5
David Lewis (R) 5th Court of Appeals Dallas Place 9
Douglas S. Lang* (R) 5th Court of Appeals Dallas Place 11
Bob Fillmore* (R) 5th Court of Appeals Dallas Place 12
Bailey C. Moseley* (R) 6th Court of Appeals Texarkana Place 2
Chris Antcliff* (R) 8th Court of Appeals El Paso Place 2
Tom Greenwell (R) 13th Court of Appeals Corpus Christi Place 2
Gina M. Benavides* (D) 13th Court of Appeals Corpus Christi Place 5
Brett Busby* (R) 14th Court of Appeals Houston Place 3
Jeff Brown* (R) 14th Court of Appeals Houston Place 4
Martha Hill Jamison* (R) 14th Court of Appeals Houston Place 5
John Donovan (R) 14th Court of Appeals Houston Place 8
*Incumbent
Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) leading State officials and the Legislature have worked tirelessly to pass model tort reform
legislation in order to keep Texas economy strong.
Ealier this week while announcing its backing of these judicial conservatives TLR noted
These judicially conservative candidates for the 3rd Court of Appeals have earned and we urge you to give them your full support:. Few votes will have more import for Texas.
Another important way to help these candidates is to encourage your family friends and business colleagues to vote for them on November 6 (or
early voting starts today October 22).
Because very few voters have the time or ability to become well enough informed about judicial races your recommendation will matter said the group.
