Harris County
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Rose CardenasRepublican
Damiane Dianne CurveyDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
ROSE CARDENAS
DAMIANE DIANNE CURVEY
Current role
Attorney, Cardenas Law Office (Houston)
Judge, 280th Family District Court, Harris County (since January 1, 2023)
Background
- Law degree, University of Texas (1985) (per State Bar)
- Licensed in Texas since 1986 (per State Bar)
- Practice areas: family law, immigration and alternative dispute resolution (per State Bar)
- J.D., Texas Southern University (2005) (per State Bar)
Experience
- Republican nominee, 280th District Court (2022); lost the November 8, 2022 general election to Damiane Curvey, 49.3% to 50.7%
- Defeated Rosa Cardenas in the November 8, 2022 general election
- Defeated incumbent Barbara J. Stalder in the March 1, 2022 Democratic primary
- 2022 candidate survey: described herself as "a 17 year practicing attorney" in criminal and family law cases
Top priorities
Not found
- 2022 candidate survey: "I want to employ trauma-informed practices within the court to help those who have been harmed and those who harm."
- 2022 survey: "Ensure that applicants do not have to pay for interpreters in order to tell their story."
- 2022 survey: "Protect applicants by creating a system where signed orders get to law enforcement in a timely manner."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey: "I also know how to read and apply the law, as written."
- Court administration: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey: "Making sure there are interpreters in the court each day also guarantees people who speak a language other than English the proper access to the courts."
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Rose Cardenas
Republican- On ballot as
- ROSE CARDENAS
- Current role
- Attorney, Cardenas Law Office (Houston)
- Background
- Law degree, University of Texas (1985) (per State Bar)
- Licensed in Texas since 1986 (per State Bar)
- Practice areas: family law, immigration and alternative dispute resolution (per State Bar)
- Experience
- Republican nominee, 280th District Court (2022); lost the November 8, 2022 general election to Damiane Curvey, 49.3% to 50.7%
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- Not found
Damiane Dianne Curvey
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- DAMIANE DIANNE CURVEY
- Current role
- Judge, 280th Family District Court, Harris County (since January 1, 2023)
- Background
- J.D., Texas Southern University (2005) (per State Bar)
- Experience
- Defeated Rosa Cardenas in the November 8, 2022 general election
- Defeated incumbent Barbara J. Stalder in the March 1, 2022 Democratic primary
- 2022 candidate survey: described herself as "a 17 year practicing attorney" in criminal and family law cases
- Top priorities
- 2022 candidate survey: "I want to employ trauma-informed practices within the court to help those who have been harmed and those who harm."
- 2022 survey: "Ensure that applicants do not have to pay for interpreters in order to tell their story."
- 2022 survey: "Protect applicants by creating a system where signed orders get to law enforcement in a timely manner."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey: "I also know how to read and apply the law, as written."
- Court administration: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey: "Making sure there are interpreters in the court each day also guarantees people who speak a language other than English the proper access to the courts."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- Not found
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