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For use by Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
2014 Judicial Candidate Questionnaire:
(Note: Judicial candidates are asked to ONLY answer the Judicial
Candidatequestionnaire,
and NO the Count! or "tate Le#el questionnaire$%
1. Why are you seeking the endorsement from Stonewall Democrats
of Dallas?
The endorsement of the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas would be an
honor. I have enjoyed thisendorsement in my previous elections both
as a candidate and as the incumbent judge. I supportthe joint
efforts of this organization to educate their membership and ensure
that every personhas equal rights, especially through the
application of the law.
2. What are your plans to participate in a coordinated campaign
in the generalelection?
I have participated and contributed to the coordinated campaign
in the past elections and will doso again in !"#.
3. Will you use the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas endorsement in
or on:
a) your we site
!es.
) your campaign literature and mailers
!es.
c) your social media assets "#witter$ %ace ook$ etc.)
!es.
d) your campaign ad&ertisements
!es.
'. When elected$ how will you recruit$ retain$ and create a
friendly en&ironment for( *# and ( *#+friendly staff?
,s the -udge of this court for the past se&en years$ my
staff and ha&e maintained awork en&ironment that is helpful
and friendly to all litigants$ no matter their se/ual
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orientation$ race or gender. see part of my responsi ility to
litigants and witnessesin our court to e/plain this when they are
in&ol&ed in a case in the 200 th ourt toalle&iate any
fear or an/iety that may e/ist for them as they enter into the
courtsystem.
0. Would you e willing to appoint a liaison to meet with the (
*# community on aongoing asis? f not$ why?
would e interested to e/plore the idea$ howe&er$ work
diligently to apply the samerules and re uirements for e&ery
litigant in&ol&ed in a case in the 200 th ourt. achand
e&ery person must a ide y the same processes set out for the
issues presented.,s a -udge$ it is my responsi ility to apply the
law e ually to all people$ without regardto se/ual orientation$
race or gender. 4y door is always open to discuss how toimpro&e
our court to anyone who has suggestions$ with the understanding
that cannot
discuss the specifics of any case.
5. 6nderstanding that administrati&e matters can take up a
significant percentage ofyour work day$ what are some ideas for
policies or procedures that you think youcan impro&e court
operations for the court which you are seeking office? What arethe
most important policies or procedures you7&e identified as
needingimpro&ement?
t is true that the administrati&e matters take up
significant time as a district -udge. #here are many facets to this
position and ha&e ser&ed as the presiding family court
-udge for the past two years to help ensure the family courts8
efficiency. We mustcoordinate our efforts with the District lerk8s
9ffice$ Sheriff8s Department andommissioner8s ourt$ for e/ample$ to
ensure we ha&e the staff and supportingser&ices we need and
that the systems work together. We ha&e to maintain
highlyualified personnel in each department ecause each entity
directly impacts thecourts.
We need to continue to impro&e the paperless file system
with the District lerk. #hesystem is more efficient when in working
order ut can shut down the courts whenthere are pro lems.
