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What's in a name?

By Shawn Matlock

March 2nd proved to be an interesting day in local judicial politics.  Among other things, it marked the first election contest for the newly-created 432nd District Court.  It also marked the end for the recently-appointed judge, Ruben Gonzalez.As you'll recall from here, the legislature created a new court for Tarrant County, and Ruben Gonzalez, a local defense attorney and former prosecutor with the D.A.'s office, was appointed to the bench by Governor Perry.  When the primary season arose, Judge Gonzalez quickly faced an opponent in the Republican Primary.  Longtime defense attorney and family law attorney Tom Zachry entered the race against Judge Gonzalez playing the experience card.  Personally, I thought Judge Gonzalez would eek out a close win in the primary...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on March 10, 2010 (boomark / email).