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Submitted by john wertz on 2020-02-09 14:53:57

Pros

•        Trial Attorney - 31 years, including "at least 300 jury trials and 30 bench trials, as well as 8-10 of the 14 Appellate Courts.
•        Very familiar w/inner workings of the Appellate courts, including the 9th
•        One of main reasons for running is that he says he's seen a lot of legislating from the bench from liberal trial judges in big cities, such as Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.
•        Agrees there's a problem w/Civil Asset Forfeiture in that there's not enough oversight

Cons

Seems to become active in conservative organizations only when running for office.
During our interview process took a long time to finally say that he supports the peoples' right to choose their own judges.
Seems concerned about the people not having the skill to choose a qualified judge.
Appears careful not to criticize current office holders.
Unsure if he was ever a dues-paying member of the MCTP