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Submitted by john wertz on 2016-03-05 17:58:45

PROS

Board Certified in both Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law, w/family law experience. General Jurisdiction Judge since 2009, prior to that, criminal law judge (2000-2009)
Claims to be rock solid Ted Cruz constitutional conservative Strict constitutionalist.
Strong Christian values.
Strong work ethic (tireless in his campaigning).
Judicial experience favors specialty court programs
Doesn't hesitate to challenge existing statute (i.e. Rule of.../Established .../Settled Law);
Claims 4th amendment is being trampled on by lower courts.
Not afraid to take on the status quo/establishment (claims he was nicknamed "Honey Badger" (HB) by those lawyers his county, in which he claims he & Ted Cruz joked about it that they were both HB's in their respective positions.
Wants to expedite the timeframe in which appeals take place
Endorsed by conservatives: Texans for Fiscal Responsibilty, Grassroots of America (JoAnn Fleming); Kelly Shackelford; Texas Homeschool Coalition; Cathie Adams; State Senators Vann Taylor and Bob Hall;
Representatives: Matt Rinaldo, Scott Sandord, Matt Shaheen, Jodie Laubenberg, Bryan Hughes.

CONS

Experience mostly in Civil and family court (minimal in Criminal Appeals, Felony Trial Court & none in Death Penalty litigation)
13 reversals by appeals court {same as opponent but in shorter period (6 yrs) of time}
Does not appear to have experience on both sides of the
Failure to provide interpreters in a criminal case is a fundamental due process violation