Criminal District Court #1
This is the court that Manny Barraza was the judge of until he was sent off to prison.
Now Theresa Caballero wants to be judge of that court. This is the same Theresa Caballero that has gone around disparaging a lot of judges in this town as well as some out of town judges.
I saw her speak in Montana Vista over the weekend and she gives this stump speech that almost made me chuckle. She's very dramatic.
Like a bad episode of Law and Order. Cue the sound effect.
She's trying to sell voters a load of BS. Here's what I mean. Her main critique of her two opponents has been that they don't have defense experience. She follows that by telling voters she has experience in every court in the building. Essentially she highlights the fact that most of her experience is NOT in the court she is trying to be the judge of.
One of her opponents Diana Navarrette has flirted with taking her on, but hasn't really engaged her directly yet. But after hearing Jose Castillo the other day at his fundraiser and then again in Montana Vista, I was glad to see he is in the race.
Castillo isn't a household name...yet, but mark my words, he's going to make an impression. He has a pretty simply message. He has more relevant experience for the court than anyone in the field. Certainly much more than Caballero.
Let me tell you something, I've heard judges talk about judicial temperament and how important it is for hours on end. I didn't really get it until now.
Caballero told voters they had a choice in this election and she contrasted her experience to theirs. I think she's right, they do have a choice.
They can choose a candidate with a focus on the law, or a candidate who in my opinion seems to be more focused on making headlines. They can choose someone with relevant experience, or they can choose someone who will be going to trial soon to defend her actions in a previous case, which could result in a range of punishments, all the way up to losing her law license.
That court has already seen too much controversy. Think about temperament went you vote in this race people!
Getting back to Castillo, he received the endorsement of CLEAT and I heard they gave Castillo more many than any other candidate and told them they would be with him through the entire campaign. That's a big deal because Caballero has been perceived by many as anti-cop.
Based on what I've seen so far, Castillo doesn't appear to be afraid of taking Caballero on in this race. I think we might actually see attorneys step up and finally take Caballero on for her antics.
Its about time...
Now Theresa Caballero wants to be judge of that court. This is the same Theresa Caballero that has gone around disparaging a lot of judges in this town as well as some out of town judges.
I saw her speak in Montana Vista over the weekend and she gives this stump speech that almost made me chuckle. She's very dramatic.
Like a bad episode of Law and Order. Cue the sound effect.
She's trying to sell voters a load of BS. Here's what I mean. Her main critique of her two opponents has been that they don't have defense experience. She follows that by telling voters she has experience in every court in the building. Essentially she highlights the fact that most of her experience is NOT in the court she is trying to be the judge of.
One of her opponents Diana Navarrette has flirted with taking her on, but hasn't really engaged her directly yet. But after hearing Jose Castillo the other day at his fundraiser and then again in Montana Vista, I was glad to see he is in the race.
Castillo isn't a household name...yet, but mark my words, he's going to make an impression. He has a pretty simply message. He has more relevant experience for the court than anyone in the field. Certainly much more than Caballero.
Let me tell you something, I've heard judges talk about judicial temperament and how important it is for hours on end. I didn't really get it until now.
Caballero told voters they had a choice in this election and she contrasted her experience to theirs. I think she's right, they do have a choice.
They can choose a candidate with a focus on the law, or a candidate who in my opinion seems to be more focused on making headlines. They can choose someone with relevant experience, or they can choose someone who will be going to trial soon to defend her actions in a previous case, which could result in a range of punishments, all the way up to losing her law license.
That court has already seen too much controversy. Think about temperament went you vote in this race people!
Getting back to Castillo, he received the endorsement of CLEAT and I heard they gave Castillo more many than any other candidate and told them they would be with him through the entire campaign. That's a big deal because Caballero has been perceived by many as anti-cop.
Based on what I've seen so far, Castillo doesn't appear to be afraid of taking Caballero on in this race. I think we might actually see attorneys step up and finally take Caballero on for her antics.
Its about time...
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