State of Texas
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 5
Jessica Caird
Republican- On ballot as
- JESSICA CAIRD
- Current role
- Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Background
- B.A. in English Literature, American University
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
- Experience
- Appellate Division Chief (since 2021) (per campaign)
- Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, 26 years (per campaign)
- Appellate attorney, nearly 19 years (per campaign)
- Over 41 jury trials tried (per campaign)
- Over 440 briefs filed (per campaign)
- 34 oral arguments (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "the job of a judge is not to ignore or create the law, but to faithfully apply it as written" (per campaign)
- U.S. and Texas Constitutions "must be interpreted as written because they stand as the will of the people" (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Her campaign site says "the job of a judge is not to ignore or create the law, but to faithfully apply it as written by the Texas Legislature and as enshrined in the Constitution"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
- Campaign website
- cairdforjustice.com
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