Campaign Announcements

Soon, individuals will start announcing their candidacy throughout Texas for County and District Judge positions.

Studies have shown that most people don't really know much about the person for whom they vote. Some consider it a popularity contest and others believe that those running for office say whatever they need to, in order to get elected.

Possibly all of these are true, but the most important thing to remember is that the voter is in charge of the process. These people you will be electing are supposed to work for you, the people. You decide if you want someone working for you that is amoral, a thief or a liar. Of course, people that run for public office, especially a judge, would always do the honorable thing, right? You might be surprised.

There will be some people that are meant for the job and others that have no business making decisions that affect the lives of others.

What type of person should a judge be?

I always thought that a judge meant that you should try to do the right thing and along the way, that you had gathered some amount of wisdom. King Soloman is the prototypical judge. A real judge doesn't concern themselves with helping one side or the other in a trial. A real judge does not play favorites or allow the Constitution to be violated just so a conviction can be obtained. A real judge is sometimes unpopular for making the right decision based on what the law demands, not what is popular.

A real judge is rare.

Montgomery County is lucky in that we do have some fine people on the bench now, such as Judge K. Michael Mayes. A finer judge, you will not find anywhere and someone that I wholeheartedly support for re-election.

And we have several, other fine people that have announced they will be running for elections. In my opinion one of the best choices we have is Lisa Benge. Lisa has been a prosecutor, an appellate attorney and currently is in private practice. She has been on all sides and knows how to read the law, but more importantly has proven that she will follow the law. She runs a very successful practice and is not a career government employee with no outside experience.

Ms. Benge has announced she will be running for the 221st Judicial District Court of Montgomery County and I think we are lucky to have such a fine jurist running for judge.

Attend functions and be sure to learn about the candidates. You need to know who you are voting for and whether they are worthy to hold public office.