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Kevin JewellRepublican
Sarah Beth LandauDemocraticOn ballot as
KEVIN JEWELL
SARAH BETH LANDAU
Current role
Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 2 (since January 1, 2017; elected Nov. 8, 2016; re-elected 2022)
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Background
- B.B.A. with high honors, University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, University of Houston Law Center
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law since 1998
- Native Texan and Eagle Scout
- Bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Law degree, Columbia University (1998)
- Has taught Appellate Litigation at Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per campaign)
Experience
- Former litigation and appellate shareholder, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
- Chaired that firm's appellate group
- Justice, First Court of Appeals, Place 6 (2019–2024)
- Earlier: federal clerk for Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore
- Vinson & Elkins
- Federal Public Defender
- Harris County Public Defender's Office
Top priorities
- "a fair and impartial justice, who strictly applies the text of the Constitution and our laws as written"
- "apply the law as written and to never privilege one party over another due to personal preference"
- "treat everyone who comes before the Fourteenth Court of Appeals with fairness and dignity"
- "The court should be a part of the community and the community should know how the court is serving them."
- "The court should decide cases transparently and timely."
- "The court can partner with the law library and the access to justice commission to improve things for people who cannot afford an attorney."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I am committed to continuing to serve as a fair and impartial justice, who strictly applies the text of the Constitution and our laws as written."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, while on the 1st Court of Appeals: "I try to get it right without doing harm to the litigants or the law, if I can."
- Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "The court should decide cases transparently and timely."
Endorsements
- Texas Civil Justice League PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
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- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (listed by campaign)
- Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
Kevin Jewell
Republican- On ballot as
- KEVIN JEWELL
- Current role
- Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 2 (since January 1, 2017; elected Nov. 8, 2016; re-elected 2022)
- Background
- B.B.A. with high honors, University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, University of Houston Law Center
- Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law since 1998
- Native Texan and Eagle Scout
- Experience
- Former litigation and appellate shareholder, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
- Chaired that firm's appellate group
- Top priorities
- "a fair and impartial justice, who strictly applies the text of the Constitution and our laws as written"
- "apply the law as written and to never privilege one party over another due to personal preference"
- "treat everyone who comes before the Fourteenth Court of Appeals with fairness and dignity"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I am committed to continuing to serve as a fair and impartial justice, who strictly applies the text of the Constitution and our laws as written."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Civil Justice League PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- justicekevinjewell.com
Sarah Beth Landau
Democratic- On ballot as
- SARAH BETH LANDAU
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Law degree, Columbia University (1998)
- Has taught Appellate Litigation at Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per campaign)
- Experience
- Justice, First Court of Appeals, Place 6 (2019–2024)
- Earlier: federal clerk for Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore
- Vinson & Elkins
- Federal Public Defender
- Harris County Public Defender's Office
- Top priorities
- "The court should be a part of the community and the community should know how the court is serving them."
- "The court should decide cases transparently and timely."
- "The court can partner with the law library and the access to justice commission to improve things for people who cannot afford an attorney."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, while on the 1st Court of Appeals: "I try to get it right without doing harm to the litigants or the law, if I can."
- Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "The court should decide cases transparently and timely."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
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- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston (listed by campaign)
- Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- landauforjustice.com
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