Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Local Girl Heads For The Big Time

Texas 212th District Court Judge Susan Criss has thrown her hat into the race for The Texas Supreme Court, Place 8 currently occupied by Texas Justice Phil Johnson. Johnson was appointed to his position on March 15, 2005 by Texas Governor Rick Perry to fill the position of Justice Michael Schneider. As far as I can tell, Justice Johnson has never been elected by the people of Texas to occupy the office he currently holds. I’m very excited about the possibility of Judge Criss becoming a State Justice Elect next year. I’ve had the good fortune to sit in on a couple of her interviews and she strikes me as a very approachable person. She projects being knowledgeable, fair and capable. I would like to wish her the best of luck in this endeavor.