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Submitted by john wertz on 2020-02-09 14:08:41

Pros

Another young, bright, rising star in the Montgomery County legal community. Quiet, dry sense of humor.
Family steeped in Public Service, especially Law Enforcement.
Concerned about past inefficiencies of lax judges in court/s, leading to backlogs.
Recognizes the constitution is the driving force in our courts system
Running his own law firm the last 7 years, he has conservative principles; detailed and concise while answering questionnaire in laymans' terms.
Spends considerable time in court during the week, mainly civil and family matters.
Has experience in appellate courts (1st, 5th, 9th & 10th).
Has a concern about Law Enforcements abuse, in some cases, with Civil Asset Forfeiture.
Splits practice (time) between Montgomery and Harris County

Cons

While experienced in civil courts, he's lacking experience in jury trials (only 3, versus 150 "bench" (judge) trials.
Unknown in the grassroots community.
Encourage him to be more active in republican party at grass roots level (relative unknown in grassroots conservative circles before running for office)