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Submitted by john wertz on 2020-02-09 15:04:08

Pros

Christian conservative and patriot, who's a rising star in the county legal circles. Very charismatic with high enenrgy.
Very well spoken, clear, articulate lawyer. Willing to put in the hours necessary to reduce case load fairly and efficiently, one of the judges/courts' top priorities.
Solid background and experience in "criminal" law (not so much civil law, which is what this court is), though he is now a full time civil litigator. 85% of his experience has been in criminal (28:00 min mark of interview). Has settled appx. 130 civil cases since started working them. Said he's "praticed in ever single court in Texas (except Fletcher District 28:30).
Was very will respected District Chief Court prosecutor in Special Victims Unit of the DA's office, supervising two other attorneys while handling some of the most serious child abuse cases in MoCo
Very experienced in docket management (359th and 435th courts)
Exceptional candidate for Criminal and/or General Jurisdictional court
Endorsements - "to date(1/10/20) I have been officially endorsed by Texas Home School Coalition, Houston Police Officers Union, ......... will update you if I receive any more official endorsements....."

Cons

Only 1-1/2 years experience in "civil" law since leaving the DA's office as a prosecutor.
Needs more experience in Civil law to be most effective in this position.
Encourge him to be more active in republican party at grass roots level (relative unknown in grassroots conservative circles before running for office).
Endorsements - "to date(1/10/20) I have been officially endorsed by ".......Republican Voters of Texas PAC (jointly along with Mr. Kasprzak and Mr. Tough), Shenandoah Councilman Ted Fletcher, Conroe Councilman Jody Czajkoski......"