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Jessica CairdRepublican
Amy GuerraDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
JESSICA CAIRD
AMY GUERRA
Current role
Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
Justice, First Court of Appeals, Place 5 (elected 2020; in office since January 1, 2021)
Background
- B.A. in English Literature, American University
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
- B.A., Rice University (Latin American Studies and Sociology)
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
- Former law clerk, U.S. District Judge Filemón Vela
- Daughter of Retired Senior Justice Linda Yáñez
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)
- Nearly 20 years handling complex civil cases
- First Hispanic partner at her law firm
- Associate Municipal Judge, City of Houston (first appointed 2005)
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)
- "committed to public safety, protecting your rights, and upholding the rule of law" (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
- Judicial philosophy: Her campaign site says she "is committed to public safety, protecting your rights, and upholding the rule of law"
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
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
Amy Guerra
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- AMY GUERRA
- Current role
- Justice, First Court of Appeals, Place 5 (elected 2020; in office since January 1, 2021)
- Background
- B.A., Rice University (Latin American Studies and Sociology)
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
- Former law clerk, U.S. District Judge Filemón Vela
- Daughter of Retired Senior Justice Linda Yáñez
- Experience
- Nearly 20 years handling complex civil cases
- First Hispanic partner at her law firm
- Associate Municipal Judge, City of Houston (first appointed 2005)
- Top priorities
- "committed to public safety, protecting your rights, and upholding the rule of law" (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Her campaign site says she "is committed to public safety, protecting your rights, and upholding the rule of law"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
- Campaign website
- justiceguerra.com
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