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Ken WiseRepublican Incumbent
William DemondDemocraticOn ballot as
KEN WISE
WILLIAM DEMOND
Current role
Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 7 (appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in October 2013)
Staff attorney, Fifth District Court of Appeals, Dallas (since 2023)
Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University
- Law degree, University of Houston Law Center
- Director, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- B.A. in Asian Studies, Furman University (2000)
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law (2006)
- M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall (2008)
Experience
- Former judge, 334th Judicial District Court
- Former administrative judge, Harris County
- Former judge, 152nd Judicial District Court
- Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center
- Constitutional and civil rights attorney, Houston
- Demond Law Firm (2019–2023)
- Demond & Hassan, PLLC (2011–2018)
- Helped secure two constitutional rights at the Fifth Circuit (per campaign)
Top priorities
Not found
- "protect the rights of the People and zealously guard the rule of law and the Constitution"
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: running "to protect the rights of the People and zealously guard the rule of law and the Constitution"
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Texas Civil Justice League PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary runoff)
- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (listed by campaign)
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- Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Area 5 Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
- The Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
Ken Wise
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- KEN WISE
- Current role
- Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 7 (appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in October 2013)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University
- Law degree, University of Houston Law Center
- Director, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Experience
- Former judge, 334th Judicial District Court
- Former administrative judge, Harris County
- Former judge, 152nd Judicial District Court
- Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Civil Justice League PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Campaign website
- Not found
William Demond
Democratic- On ballot as
- WILLIAM DEMOND
- Current role
- Staff attorney, Fifth District Court of Appeals, Dallas (since 2023)
- Background
- B.A. in Asian Studies, Furman University (2000)
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law (2006)
- M.A. in Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall (2008)
- Experience
- Constitutional and civil rights attorney, Houston
- Demond Law Firm (2019–2023)
- Demond & Hassan, PLLC (2011–2018)
- Helped secure two constitutional rights at the Fifth Circuit (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "protect the rights of the People and zealously guard the rule of law and the Constitution"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: running "to protect the rights of the People and zealously guard the rule of law and the Constitution"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary runoff)
- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (listed by campaign)
Show all 9
- Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Area 5 Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
- The Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- williamdemondforjustice.com
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