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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?
ANSWER: !elie"e# with $rofound transgression# in the $ower of an
indi"idual to make
a difference and further !elie"e that is our %o! to create
e&uality and o!tain ci"il
%ustice in our $olitical li"es. res$ect the mission that the
Stonewall Democrats of
Dallas has in o!taining social awareness among Democrats and
!eyond. feel the
organi'ation has a strong "oice and would !e honored to ha"e the
su$$ort of an
organi'ation that has the same ideals that stri"e to
$rogress.
(. What are your $lans to $artici$ate in a coordinated cam$aign
in the general
election?
ANSWER: coordinate my cam$aigns on the !asis of su$$orting all
those who ha"e the
same ideals and $olitical "alues that are im$ortant to my ethics
and "ision for our
Democratic $arty. do not ha"e any $ro!lem with a coordinated
cam$aign that
ad"ances any ideals of fairness)e&uality in our democratic
$rocess. *urrently su$$ort
and ha"e recei"ed the endorsement of many other elected
officials that !elie"e in a
united front for the ad"ocacy of Democrats. +ne "oice is strong#
many are stronger.
,. Will you use the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas endorsement in
or on:
a- your we!site
ANSWER: A!solutely.
!- your cam$aign literature and mailers
ANSWER: A!solutely.
c- your social media assets /witter# 0ace!ook# etc.-
ANSWER: A!solutely.
d- your cam$aign ad"ertisements
ANSWER: A!solutely.
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. When elected# how will you recruit# retain# and create a
friendly en"ironment for
234/ and 234/5friendly staff?
ANSWER: ha"e always !een an ad"ocate for a staff of
e&uality. What mean !y
that is that !elie"e that e"ery single worker should not !e
%udged !y their race#
religion# or gender# se6ual orientation. was the $re"ious
sitting 78 for 951 for ten
years and in those ten years ha"e ne"er discriminated or had any
com$laints ofthe same from any staff mem!ers. A courts en"ironment
should !e that of res$ect#
$rofessionalism and a $lace where an indi"idual cannot !e
%udged. think that if
em$loyees and indi"iduals know a %udges ideals on this issue
alone# it will hel$ in
allowing 234/ a$$licants to feel comforta!le in a$$lying for a
$osition. A 7udge
cannot $er se s$ecifically recruit any $articular gender# race
or se6ual orientation
for a staff $osition; howe"er# ha"e and will !e an ad"ocate in
creating a fair
en"ironment for any 234/ a$$licants. $ersonally !elie"e a
di"erse staff hel$s
con"ey the message of e&uality.
9. Would you !e willing to a$$oint a liaison to meet with the
234/ community on aongoing !asis? f not# why?
ANSWER: A!solutely. would not ha"e a $ro!lem !eing the liaison
myself# howe"er# if
time did not $ermit another indi"idual could !e a$$ointed as
well. ha"e# and ha"e
always !een# "ery o$en to ha"ing indi"iduals $artici$ate in my
courtroom.
"e identified as needingim$ro"ement?
ANSWER: When was in the 78 951 office enacted many new $olicies
that hel$ed
im$ro"e the efficiency of the courtroom. Some of these $olicies
were cross training all
staff5this sounds like a sim$le act# howe"er# at that $oint no
courtroom had a staff
where each em$loyee would !e a!le to work any $osition whether
it was truancy#
tickets# weddings# court litigation or small claims. 4y cross
training all em$loyees# we
were a!le to !ecome one of the highest rated efficient court
rooms with a large
docket. Another im$ortant factor# would !e ad"ocating for more
technology in the
courtroom; sim$le measures such as ha"ing an o"erhead in the
courtroom would allowfor more demonstrati"e e"idence to !e
utili'ed. 0urther# ha"ing access to case
information online is another sim$le yet "ery effecti"e to hel$
not only attorneys !ut
$ro se litigants to further their case. a"ing online access to
general information
creates a more cost effecti"e court room for not only the citys
funds !ut for the $eo$le
of Dallas as well. When was in office# was an ad"ocate for
creating court access on
Saturdays which allows for many of the $ro se litigants to
efficiently manage their
cases without the financial !urden of a weekday. /his was a
$rocedure that tried to
instill in my courtroom# howe"er# at the time# the city did not
ha"e funds. 2astly# was
