Democrats optimistic in judicial races

Source: Houston Chronicle

Dec. 29, 2007, 10:37PM
Democrats optimistic in judicial races
Party believes circumstances are aligned to leave GOP vulnerable


By ALAN BERNSTEIN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

The final list of Democratic candidates for the March 4 primary, to be published late Wednesday, will show two or more contenders running against each other for Harris County judgeships that no Democrat has won since 1990.

And for the first time in almost as long, every Republican judge on the county ballot will have a Democratic opponent.

Democrats believe they finally have the demographic trends, and political factors such as the presidential race, that they need in the November elections to break the Republican lock on the court system here.

So Democratic lawyers pining to put on judicial robes want to get in on the action now, even if it means fighting a primary battle first.



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