Early Voting begins today in Harris County.  Voting on Tuesdays is difficult for people who work.  Early voting solves that problem.  Vote early so you will not get caught in the Tuesday Squeeze, where you cannot get to the polls between 7am and 7pm.

There are 37 early voting locations, which you can find HERE.

For those of you who believe people with legitimate claims should have fair access to the courts, here are my endorsements.  I limit my endorsements to statewide and Harris County races that directly affect the civil justice system, and those in bold are hotly contested or particularly important (to me) races.

Before turning to the list, let me first hightlight one candidate endorsed (or at least rooted for) by every lawyer who actually practices in the district courts of Harris County:  Loren Jackson, who is running for reelection as District Clerk.

Loren has revolutionized the District Clerk’s office in two short years, and he has big ideas to make it even more user-friendly and accessible to lawyers and citizens alike.  Even if you are voting straight Republican (and I hope you aren’t), make an exception and vote for Loren Jackson.

Governor:  Bill White
Lt. Governor:  Linda Chavez-Thompson
Attorney General:  Barbara Ann Radnofsky
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3:  Jim Sharp
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5:  Bill Moody
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9:  Blake Bailey
State Senator, District 13:  Rodney Ellis
State Senator, District 15:  John Whitmire
State Representative, District 126:  Casey McKinney
State Representative, District 128:  Joe A. Montemayor
State Representative, District 132:  Silvia Mintz
State Representative, District 133:  Kristi Thibaut
State Representative, District 134:  Ellen Cohen
State Representative, District 137:  Scott Hochberg
State Representative, District 138:  Kendra Yarbrough Camarena
State Representative, District 141:  Senfronia Thompson
State Representative, District 143:  Ana E. Hernandez
State Representative, District 144:  Rick Molina
State Representative, District 148:  Jessica Cristina Farrar
State Representative, District 149:  Hubert Vo
State Representative, District 150:  Brad Neal
Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals:  Morris Overstreet
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4:  Michael Gomez
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 8:  Robert Ray
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 2:  Norma Venso
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 5:  Wally Kronzer
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 9:  Tim Riley
District Judge, 55th Judicial District:  Dion Ramos
District Judge, 113th Judicial District:  Christina Bryan
District Judge, 157th Judicial District:  Shawn Thierry
District Judge, 189th Judicial District:  Ursula A. Hall
District Judge, 190th Judicial District:  Olan Boudreaux
District Judge, 234th Judicial District:  Reece Rondon
District Judge, 269th Judicial District:  Katie Kennedy
District Judge, 270th Judicial District:  Bob Thomas
District Judge, 280th Judicial District:  Kathy Vossler
District Judge, 281st Judicial District:  Donna Roth
District Judge, 295th Judicial District:  Caroline Baker
County Judge:  Gordon Quan
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1:  Erica M. Graham
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2:  Cheryl Elliott Thornton
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3:  Damon Crenshaw
Judge, County Court at Law No. 4:  Bruce Mosier
District Clerk:  Loren Jackson
County Clerk:  Ann Harris Bennett