Democrats in Collin County can help the "Slate of 8" Democrats Running for Fifth District Court of Appeals flip this court in ONE SINGLE election cycle. If they win, this appellate court - the largest in Texas - will go from 13 Republicans to 8 Democrats and 5 Republicans on November 6th.This slate includes Judge Ken Molberg, who has been a major supporter of the Collin County Democratic Party for many years, and who has sought this office before.
What is the "Slate of 8" all about? The eight Democrats running for the Fifth District Court of Appeals all seek to bring desperately needed change to this court, the most important appellate court in North Texas. If you have a trial court outcome that you want to appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeals is your only recourse in Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall Counties. Appeals from every kind of court - family, criminal and civil - feed into this court that has long been dominated by radically conservative Republican justices.
In Texas we elect our judges, but several of the current Fifth District Court of Appeals justices were appointed or have not faced serious competition at the ballot box. It’s time for the voters in the Fifth District to elect new justices who can bring fresh ideas, different perspectives, intellectual diversity and genuine fairness and justice to this court. The current justices have earned a reputation for disregarding outcomes at the trial court level, including jury verdicts. The bias in favor of big players and special interests over people and the sanctity of trial by jury must change.
This is the Most Important Judicial Race in North Texas
to Create Change in our Justice System
MEET THE SLATE OF 8:
JUDGE ROBERT BURNS for Chief Justice
- Judge Burns presides over Criminal District Court 1 and has more than a decade of judicial experience. He has prior experience as both a prosecutor and defense attorney. He is Board Certified in Criminal Law.
ROBBIE PARTIDA-KIPNESS for Place 2
- Robbie Partida-Kipness has 20 years of civil litigation experience in North Texas and will bring a new perspective to a Court of Appeals that is currently dominated by justices who distrust jury verdicts.
ERIN NOWELL for Place 5
- Erin Nowell is an award-winning civil attorney and leader in the North Texas legal community with more than 14 years of experience. She has balanced experience working as a plaintiff's attorney and defending lawsuits.
BILL PEDERSEN for Place 9
- Bill Pedersen has wide experience helping clients in all six counties in the district: Collin, Dallas, Kaufman, Hunt, Grayson and Rockwall. He has 17 years of experience, including 100 jury trials and handling both criminal and civil matters.
AMANDA REICHEK for Place 10
- Award-winning attorney Amanda Reichek has 14 years of civil law experience with a focus on labor and employment law. She is Board Certified and actively involved in numerous legal and professional organizations.
CORY CARLYLE for Place 11
- Appellate lawyer Cory Carlyle will bring strong experience and intellectual diversity to the Court of Appeals. Cory has written more than 100 appellate briefs in cases dealing with a range of criminal and civil issues.
JUDGE KEN MOLBERG for Place 12
- Judge Molberg has served the 95th Civil District Court of Texas since 2009. He has more than 40 years of trial experience. He was honored as the Trial Judge of the Year by the Dallas Chapter and Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
LESLIE LESTER OSBORNE for Place 13
- Osborne is a civil attorney with more than 20 years of experience and a strong background in complex litigation in first and third party insurance defense, product and premises liability defense, and commercial litigation.
The easiest way to elect these Democrats is to vote a straight Democratic ticket to elect the "Slate of 8" and every other Democrat on the Collin County ballot.
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