Harris County
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Vance ChristopherRepublican
Tamika "tami" CraftDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
VANCE CHRISTOPHER
TAMIKA "TAMI" CRAFT
Current role
Trial lawyer, Vance Christopher Law Firm
Judge, 189th Civil District Court, Harris County (first elected 2022)
Background
- Bachelor's degree, Davidson College (1978)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (1981)
- Board-certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Has volunteered with CASA, which advocates for children in foster care
- Degree in criminal justice, University of Houston
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law
- Licensed to practice law in Texas in November 2003
- Forest Brook High School graduate (1994)
- Native Houstonian
Experience
- Crain Caton & James; first-chair civil trial lawyer
- Harris County assistant district attorney (start of career)
- Over 50 civil cases and 40 criminal jury trials tried (per campaign)
- More than 40 years of practice (per campaign)
- Law practice since 2003: civil, criminal, family, education, labor and employment, real estate and property tax (per campaign)
- Earlier role: Texas Workforce Commission appellate attorney (per campaign)
- Earlier role: Texas Education Agency administrative judge (per campaign)
- First African American elected to the 189th Civil District Court (per campaign)
Top priorities
- "I will follow the law and rule decisively and without delay."
- Ensure every case "is handled with fairness, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law"
- "providing every party who comes before the court with a fair hearing"
Not found
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I will follow the law and rule decisively and without delay."
- Court administration: Campaign site: will ensure every case "is handled with fairness, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law"
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- The "C" Club of Houston
None found in our research
Vance Christopher
Republican- On ballot as
- VANCE CHRISTOPHER
- Current role
- Trial lawyer, Vance Christopher Law Firm
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Davidson College (1978)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (1981)
- Board-certified in Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Has volunteered with CASA, which advocates for children in foster care
- Experience
- Crain Caton & James; first-chair civil trial lawyer
- Harris County assistant district attorney (start of career)
- Over 50 civil cases and 40 criminal jury trials tried (per campaign)
- More than 40 years of practice (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "I will follow the law and rule decisively and without delay."
- Ensure every case "is handled with fairness, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law"
- "providing every party who comes before the court with a fair hearing"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I will follow the law and rule decisively and without delay."
- Court administration: Campaign site: will ensure every case "is handled with fairness, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law"
- Endorsements
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- vancefor189.com
Tamika "tami" Craft
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- TAMIKA "TAMI" CRAFT
- Current role
- Judge, 189th Civil District Court, Harris County (first elected 2022)
- Background
- Degree in criminal justice, University of Houston
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law
- Licensed to practice law in Texas in November 2003
- Forest Brook High School graduate (1994)
- Native Houstonian
- Experience
- Law practice since 2003: civil, criminal, family, education, labor and employment, real estate and property tax (per campaign)
- Earlier role: Texas Workforce Commission appellate attorney (per campaign)
- Earlier role: Texas Education Agency administrative judge (per campaign)
- First African American elected to the 189th Civil District Court (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- craftforjudge.com
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