Burnt Orange Report

State Bar Polls for Judicial Candidates

By Byron LaMasters

I recently received an email of the State Bar Polls for the Texas Judicial races (I think they're on the Quorum Report as well, but you need a subscription. Among incumbents, Steven Wayne Smith is the only Judge to lose the bar poll. I'm pleasantly surprised with David Van Os's showing (48%), and I'm certainly happy that Jan Patterson won a large majority in her race. She spoke with the University Democrats last Wednesday. Anyway, here's the results:

TEXAS SUPREME COURT:

Place 5, Justice-Full Term:
(R)-Paul Green, San Antonio --72%– (5410)
(R)-Steven Wayne Smith, Austin –28% – (2061) (I)

Place 9, Justice-Full Term
(D)-David Van Os, San Antonio – 48% – (3625)
(R)-Scott Brister, Hockley – 52% – (3913) (AI)

THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

Place 2, Judge-Full Term
(R)-Guy James Gray, Jasper – 19% – (1097)
(R)-Lawrence "Larry" Meyers, Fort Worth – 56% – (3310) (I)
(D)-Quanah Parker, Abilene – 25% – (1472)

Place 5, Judge-Full Term
(R)-Cheryl Johnson, Austin – 51% -- (2845) (I)
(R)-Patricia Noble, Dallas – 26% -- (1469)
(D)-Thomas Edward Oxford, Groves – 23% -- (1266)

Place 6, Judge-Full Term
(D)-J. R. Molina, Fort Worth – 33% -- (1930)
(R)-Michael E Keasler, Austin – 42% – (2443) (I)
(R)-Steven M. Porter, Boerne – 25% – (1453)

1ST COURT OF APPEALS (Houston- 14counties)

Place 4, Justice-Full Term

(R)-Evelyn Keyes, Houston – 59% -- (966) (I)
(D)-Jim Sharp, Houston – 41% – (668)

3RD COURT OF APPEALS (Austin- 24 counties)

Place 4, Justice-Full Term
(R)-Bill Green, Austin –6%-- (101)
(R)-Ernest C. Garcia, Austin – 24% -- (387)
(D)-Jan Patterson, Austin –69% -- (1097) (I)

Place 6, Justice-Unexpired Term
(R)-Bob Pemberton, Austin – 48% -- (700) (AI)
(D)-Diane Henson, Austin – 37% (537)
(R)-William C. (Bill) Davidson, Austin – 15% – (212)

9TH COURT OF APPEALS (Beaumont- 11 counties)

Place 2, Justice-Full Term

(R)-Charles Kreger, Conroe – 64% – (149)
(R)-Ralph K. Harrison, The Woodlands – 36% – (83)

10TH COURT OF APPEALS (Waco- 16 counties)

Place 3, Justice-Full Term
(D)-Boyd Mangrum, Waco – 21% -- (56)
(R)-Felipe Reyna, Lorena – 67% – (175) (AI)
(R)-Lynnan Locke Kendrick, Waco – 12% – (32)

13TH COURT OF APPEALS (Corpus Christi- 20 counties)

Place 3, Justice-Full Term
(R)-Alicia Cuellar, Corpus Christi – 33% – (142)
(D)-Linda Yanez, Edinburg –67% – (285) (I)

14TH COURT OF APPEALS (Houston- 14 counties)

Place 9, Justice-Full Term
(R)-Eva Guzman, Houston – 76% – (1482) (I)
(R)-Lloyd Wayne Oliver, Houston –24% -- (465)

(I) - denotes incumbent
(AI)- denotes appointed incumbent