Harris County
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Loyd H. WrightRepublican
Jerry SimoneauxDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
LOYD H. WRIGHT
JERRY SIMONEAUX
Current role
Attorney; former Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1
Presiding Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (since January 2019; re-elected 2022)
Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Houston (1977)
- Graduate degree, University of Texas (1980)
- Law degree, University of Houston (1981)
- Lifelong resident of Harris County (per campaign)
- B.A. in French and B.B.A. in management, University of Houston
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2001)
- Founder, Texas Probate Law American Inn of Court (per campaign)
Experience
- Ran again for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (2022 rematch); lost to Jerry Simoneaux, 49.0% to 51.0%
- Ran for re-election (November 2018); lost to Jerry Simoneaux, 45.2% to 54.8%
- Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (elected 2010; re-elected 2014; left office December 31, 2018)
- Probate and estate planning attorney, 43 years (per Harris County Republican Party page)
- Local Administrative Statutory Probate Court Judge, Harris County, 2 years (per party page)
- Assistant State Presiding Judge, Statutory Probate Courts (per official court page)
- Associate Judge, Houston Municipal Courts (2015–2018) (per campaign)
- Staff attorney, Probate Court No. 1 (2009–2010) (per campaign)
- Founded and managed the Simoneaux Law Firm, later Simoneaux & Watson (per campaign)
Top priorities
- "I believe in expediting courtroom matters and helping clients and attorneys find solutions to their legal problems"
- Calls for probate judges "who are not agenda-driven for personal causes and recognize that they should be true public servants"
- "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
- Calls compassion "one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- First judge in Harris County to offer remote video hearings (per campaign)
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: wants probate judges "who are not agenda-driven for personal causes and recognize that they should be true public servants"
- Court administration: "I believe in expediting courtroom matters and helping clients and attorneys find solutions to their legal problems"
- Judicial philosophy: On his official court page: probate courts serve the whole community, "making compassion one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- Court administration: "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
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
- LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Loyd H. Wright
Republican- On ballot as
- LOYD H. WRIGHT
- Current role
- Attorney; former Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Houston (1977)
- Graduate degree, University of Texas (1980)
- Law degree, University of Houston (1981)
- Lifelong resident of Harris County (per campaign)
- Experience
- Ran again for Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (2022 rematch); lost to Jerry Simoneaux, 49.0% to 51.0%
- Ran for re-election (November 2018); lost to Jerry Simoneaux, 45.2% to 54.8%
- Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (elected 2010; re-elected 2014; left office December 31, 2018)
- Probate and estate planning attorney, 43 years (per Harris County Republican Party page)
- Local Administrative Statutory Probate Court Judge, Harris County, 2 years (per party page)
- Top priorities
- "I believe in expediting courtroom matters and helping clients and attorneys find solutions to their legal problems"
- Calls for probate judges "who are not agenda-driven for personal causes and recognize that they should be true public servants"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: wants probate judges "who are not agenda-driven for personal causes and recognize that they should be true public servants"
- Court administration: "I believe in expediting courtroom matters and helping clients and attorneys find solutions to their legal problems"
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- loydhwrightforprobatecourt1.com
Jerry Simoneaux
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- JERRY SIMONEAUX
- Current role
- Presiding Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (since January 2019; re-elected 2022)
- Background
- B.A. in French and B.B.A. in management, University of Houston
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2001)
- Founder, Texas Probate Law American Inn of Court (per campaign)
- Experience
- Assistant State Presiding Judge, Statutory Probate Courts (per official court page)
- Associate Judge, Houston Municipal Courts (2015–2018) (per campaign)
- Staff attorney, Probate Court No. 1 (2009–2010) (per campaign)
- Founded and managed the Simoneaux Law Firm, later Simoneaux & Watson (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
- Calls compassion "one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- First judge in Harris County to offer remote video hearings (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: On his official court page: probate courts serve the whole community, "making compassion one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- Court administration: "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
- Campaign website
- judgejerry1.nationbuilder.com
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