Tag Archives: 14th Court of Appeals

Judicial Q&A: Lennon Wright

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Lennon Wright, Q&A, Texas | 2 Comments

Judicial Q&A: Wally Kronzer

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Q&A, Texas, Wally Kronzer | Comments Off

Texas Lawyer’s judicial race coverage

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, I’ve been busy with judicial Q&As as usual, but this year I’m not the only one chasing down judicial candidates to ask them why they’d make good judges. Texas Lawyer, a part of the Law.com publication, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, judicial races, Q&A, Republican Party, Supreme Court, Texas, Texas Lawyer | 2 Comments

Judicial Q&A: V. R. “Velda” Faulkner

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Q&A, Texas, Velda Faulkner | 4 Comments

Judicial Q&A: Tamika Craft

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2020, judicial races, Q&A, Tamika Craft, Texas | 1 Comment

After-deadline filing review: Courts

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s return to the wonderful world of scoping out our candidates. Today we will concentrate on judicial races. Previous entries in this series are for the greater Houston area, Congress, state races, and the Lege. Supreme Court and Court of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Amparo Guerra, Amy Clark Meachum, Ana Martinez, Brandon Birmingham, Brandy Voss, Brennen Dunn, Brittanye Morris, Bryan Acklin, Candance White, Cheri Thomas, Cheryl Elliott Thornton, Colleen Gaido, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Wood, Daryl Moore, David Vuong, Dawn Rogers, Democratic primary, Dinesh Singhal, Election 2020, Elizabeth Frizell, filing deadline, First Court of Appeals, George Powell, Gisela Triana, Grant Harvey, Harris County, Jeralynn Manor, Jerry Zimmerer, Jim Sharp, Jimmie Brown, judicial races, Julia Maldonado, Kathy Cheng, Larry Weiman, Lawrence Praeger, Megan Daic, Natalia Cornelio, Nikita Harmon, Peter Kelly, Randy Roll, Robert Johnson, Robert Morales, Sonny Phillips, Staci Williams, Steve Miears, Steven Kirkland, Supreme Court, Tamika Craft, Teiva Bell, Texas, Tim Hootman, Tina Clinton, Ursula Hall, Veronica Rivas-Molloy, Veronica Sanders, Wally Kronzer, William Demond | 3 Comments

Filing report update

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We’re a week out from the official filing deadline for the 2020 primaries. There’s still a lot of known candidates who haven’t filed yet, but I expect there will be a mad flurry of activity this week, as is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Alexandra Smoots-Hogan, Alma Allen, Amparo Guerra, Andrea Duhon, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Audia Jones, Bill McLeod, Borris Miles, Cheri Thomas, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, David Brown, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Dinesh Singhal, District Attorney, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Erica Davis, filing deadline, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HCDE, HD133, HD146, HD148, HD26, HD29, HD32, Jane Robinson, judicial races, Kem Thompson Frost, Ken Mercer, Kim Ogg, Kimberly McLeod, Kristi Thibaut, Laura Higley, Lawrence Allen, Lesley Briones, Leticia Bresnahan, Michael Moore, Michelle Palmer, Northeast ISD, Richard Andrews, Rish Oberoi, Sandra Moore, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD13, Secretary of State, Senate, Shawn Thierry, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tim Hootman, Tracy Christopher, Travis Boldt, Veronica Rivas-Molloy, Vince Ryan, Wally Kronzer | 4 Comments

Mediation fails again

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Not really a surprise. A third round of mediation between Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston firefighters union concluded in an apparent impasse Thursday afternoon, ending another attempt to resolve the long-running contract dispute and sending a lawsuit over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Election 2018, Election 2019, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, HPOU, lawsuit, Marty Lancton, mediation, Sylvester Turner | 2 Comments

Mediation 3.0

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Third time’s the charm, right? The Houston firefighters union and Mayor Sylvester Turner’s administration will return to mediation Aug. 1 in the hopes of working out a new contract amid a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition B. The ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters, Local politics | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Election 2018, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, HPOU, lawsuit, Marty Lancton, mediation, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

Appeals court rejects firefighters pension reform lawsuit

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

This is not related to Prop B. I know, it’s hard to keep all of this straight. Texas’ 14th Court of Appeals on Thursday sided with the city of Houston in a lawsuit over Mayor Sylvester Turner’s pension reform plan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, HFD, HFRRF, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, pension fund, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Back to mediation

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Give it another sixty days. Maybe it’ll be different this time. A Texas appeals court Thursday ordered the Houston firefighters union and Mayor Sylvester Turner’s administration back to mediation in the hope the two sides will agree to a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Election 2018, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, HPOU, lawsuit, Marty Lancton, Sylvester Turner | 7 Comments

Prop B layoffs rescinded

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

No Prop B, no need for layoffs. Funny how that works. Houston City Council on Wednesday formally reversed the 220 firefighter layoffs and hundreds of demotions it approved earlier this year, making official Mayor Sylvester Turner’s pledge not to lay … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Brenda Stardig, Dwight Boykins, Election 2018, Election 2019, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, lawsuit, layoffs, Mayor, Sylvester Turner | 7 Comments

So you want to run for something in 2020

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

You’re an ambitious Democrat in Harris County. You saw what happened these last two elections, and you think it’s your time to step up and run for office. What are your options that don’t involved primarying a Democratic incumbent? 1. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, CD02, CD10, CD22, Congress, Constable, Court of Criminal Appeals, Dan Crenshaw, Democratic primary, Don Sumners, Donna Bahorich, Election 2008, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, Harris County Attorney, HCDE, HD126, HD129, HD133, HD138, HD150, John Cornyn, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Larry Taylor, Michael Wolfe, SBOE, SD11, Senate, Supreme Court, Texas, Todd Litton, Vince Ryan | 14 Comments

Omnibus election report

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s after midnight, I’ve mostly posted stuff on my long-dormant Twitter account (@kuff), and I will have many, many thoughts in the coming days. For now, a brief recap. – As you know, neither Beto nor any other Dem won … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Adrian Garcia, Ana-Maria Ramos, Beto O'Rourke, Beverly Powell, Brian Middleton, CD02, CD03, CD06, CD07, CD10, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD24, CD25, CD31, CD32, Colin Allred, Commissioners Court, Congress, Dallas County, Denton County, District Attorney, Ed Emmett, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Erin Zwiener, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Gina Ortiz Jones, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Hays County, HD102, HD105, HD113, HD114, HD115, HD135, HD136, HD45, HD47, HD52, HD65, Houston, Jack Morman, James Talarico, Jan McDowell, Jana Sanchez, Joe Kopser, John Bucy, John Turner, Jon Rosenthal, judicial races, Julie Johnson, Julie Oliver, Lina Hidalgo, Lizzie FLetcher, Lorie Burch, Michelle Beckley, Mike Siegel, MJ Hegar, Nathan Johnson, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, SD10, SD16, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Terry Meza, Texas, The Lege, Third Court of Appeals, Todd Litton, turnout, Vikki Goodwin, Williamson County | 13 Comments

The Courts of Appeals

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The other judicial races where Dems have a chance to gain ground. Republicans dominate Texas politics — but their stranglehold is especially noticeable in the courts. Republicans hold all 18 seats on the state’s two high courts. Of the state’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Brazoria County, Dallas County, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, judicial races, Texas, Third Court of Appeals, Travis County, turnout | 1 Comment

Judicial Q&A: Meg Poissant

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for Democratic judicial candidates. This is intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to my readers. I am running these responses in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Election 2018, judicial races, Margaret Poissant, Q&A, Texas | Comments Off

Appeals court allows city to post video of pay parity hearing

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Probably doesn’t matter much at this point, but there it is. A Texas appeals court on Thursday ordered a state district judge to rescind his temporary restraining order requiring the city of Houston to remove video from its website that … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Dave Martin, Election 2018, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, lawsuit, petitions, Sylvester Turner | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: 14th Court of Appeals

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

More judicial races. We have a long way to go with these. Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 3: Jerry Zimmerer This primary race presents voters with a choice between two candidates who each offer different strengths. Jerry Zimmerer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2018, endorsements, Jerry Zimmerer, judicial races, Margaret Poissant, Michele Chimene, Texas | Comments Off

Judicial Q&A: Margaret Poissant

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2018, judicial races, Margaret Poissant, Q&A, Texas | Comments Off

Judicial Q&A: Michele Chimene

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Democratic primary, Election 2018, judicial races, Michele Chimene, Q&A, Texas | Comments Off

Paxton still pushing for a new judge

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Still, he persisted, I guess. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawyers are not giving up in their bid to get a new judge in his securities fraud case. Earlier this month, Judge George Gallagher ordered Paxton’s trial be moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Chris Daniel, Collin County, District Clerk, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, Ken Paxton, Servergy, special prosecutor, Texas | 1 Comment

Paxton wants a new judge

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

He may not get his wish. The judge presiding over Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal trial plans to remain on the case, regardless of Paxton’s request for a new judge, his spokesman said. “He anticipates remaining the judge,” District Judge … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Collin County, First Court of Appeals, Harris County, Ken Paxton, Servergy, special prosecutor, Texas | 1 Comment

ReBuild re-vote?

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It could come to that, but it’s not clear to me that it has to. The funding scheme for ReBuild Houston, the city’s street and drainage repair initiative, remains in limbo after a state appeals court agreed Thursday that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Andy Taylor, drainage, Election 2010, flooding, Houston, Houston City Council, lawsuit, Renew Houston, Supreme Court, Sylvester Turner, Texas | 9 Comments

Precinct analysis: Brazoria County

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I had some time to spare, so I spent it with the canvass reports from Brazoria County. You know, like you do. Here’s what I was able to learn. Trump Clinton R Avg D Avg Weber Cole ======================================================= Votes 36,572 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Barack Obama, Brazoria County, CD14, CD22, Congress, Dennis Bonnen, Donald Trump, Doug Blatt, Ed Thompson, Election 2012, Election 2016, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HD25, HD29, Hillary Clinton, John Floyd, judicial races, Mark Gibson, Mitt Romney, Nick Lampson, Paul Sadler, Pearland, Pete Olson, precinct analysis, President, Ron Paul, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege | 6 Comments

Races I’ll be watching today, non-Legislative edition

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

This is my companion to yesterday’s piece. 1. SBOE district 5 I’ve discussed the SBOE races before. This particular race, between incumbent Ken Mercer and repeat challenger Rebecca Bell-Metereau, is the one that has the closest spread based on past … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Anne Sung, Cedric Watson, Edwards County, Election 2016, First Court of Appeals, Glenn Smith, Harris County, HCDE, Heights, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston Heights Beverage Coalition PAC, John Luman, Jon Harris, judicial races, Keep the Heights Dry, Ken Mercer, Pamela Elliott, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, recapture, Sandra Bland, SBOE, Sheriff, Sherrie Matula, special election, Texas, Victoria Bryant, Waller County | 4 Comments

Judicial Q&A: Candance White

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: I ran a series of judicial Q&As for Democratic candidates in contested primaries earlier this year. I am now doing the same for the candidates who were unopposed in March, which includes most of the sitting incumbent judges. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Candance White, Election 2016, judicial races, Q&A, Texas | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: More courts

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron has a bunch of judicial race endorsements to make, beginning with the First and 14th Courts of Appeals. 1st Court of Appeals, Chief Justice: Sherry Radack Both Republican incumbent Sherry Radack and challenger Jim Peacock strongly agree that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Barbara Gardner, Candance White, Debra Lehrmann, Dori Garza, Election 2016, endorsements, Eva Guzman, Evelyn Keyes, First Court of Appeals, Jim Peacock, judicial races, Kevin Jewell, Mike Westergren, Paul Green, Peter Kelly, Savannah Robinson, Sherry Radack, Supreme Court, Texas, Tracy Christopher | Comments Off

City loses in appeal against firefighters’ pension statute

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a pension fund-related litigation update for you. Houston can’t overhaul a state-governed firefighter pension system that the mayor claims is pushing the city towards insolvency, a Texas appeals court ruled. Houston sued the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Annise Parker, Constitution, HFD, HFRRF, Houston, lawsuit, pension fund, Sylvester Turner, The Lege | Comments Off

Transgender rights are about more than bathrooms

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

There’s also drivers licenses. A Texas appeals court ruled last week that a transgender man isn’t entitled to change the gender marker on his driver’s license from “female” to “male.” However, LGBT legal experts say they don’t expect the decision … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, drivers licenses, Harris County, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Texas, transgender rights | 3 Comments

What it will take to win the District Court of Appeals benches

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve mentioned a couple of times that one place on the local ballot where Democrats could potentially gain some real ground is with the district Courts of Appeals. There are no competitive Congressional or State Senate races, the one competitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Brazoria County, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Harris County, judicial races, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Another view of Democratic goals for 2016

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Sounds about right. Some Democrats say Clinton has a chance at winning a majority in Texas, where interest is heightened because U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro has been mentioned as a possible Clinton running mate. Castro said … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 13th Court of Appeals, 14th Court of Appeals, 4th Court of Appeals, 5th Court of Appeals, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2016, First Court of Appeals, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hillary Clinton, judicial races, President, Texas, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

Appeals court reverses Ashby damages award

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

It’s kind of amazing to me that the Ashby Highrise saga is still a newsmaker. In a major ruling that could stymie future legal challenges against developers, a state appellate court has reversed a key portion of the 2014 judgment … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston, Legal matters | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Ashby highrise, density, Houston, lawsuit, urbanism, zoning | Comments Off

Will the Ashby highrise ever get built?

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Who knows? Penelope Loughhead’s house in the leafy neighborhood near Rice University abuts the land where, nearly a decade ago, a proposed high-rise sparked a land-use battle that resonated citywide and throughout the local development community. This week marks two … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Allen House, Ashby highrise, construction, density, Houston, lawsuit, Robinson warehouse, The Stables, urbanism, zoning | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: What Brown can do for you

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron picks its favorite among the challengers in HD27. [Rep. Ron] Reynolds, a three-term incumbent, was named Freshman of the Year by the House Democratic Caucus at the end of the 2011 session; two years later he landed on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Angelique Bartholomew, barratry, Candance White, Christopher Henderson, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2016, endorsements, Fort Bend County, HD27, Jim Sharp, judicial races, Ron Reynolds, Steve Brown, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

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