John Grace, Kara L. Darnell and Phillip Hays ( L to R) Lubbock Assistant City Attorney John Grace, Kara L. Darnell and Former County Court-at-Law Judge Phillip Hays (Photo: Courtesy Photo)

It's election season, and Texas Lawyer is publishing Q&As with candidates in contested races for district and appellate court benches in the Lone Star State. Early voting runs from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28, and election day is March 3.

Here are candidates running in the contested primary race for Lubbock County's 99th District Court.


99th District Court

In the Republican Primary, Kara L. Darnell, associate judge of the South Plains Foster Care Court, Lubbock Assistant City Attorney John Grace, former County Court-at-Law Judge Phillip Hays and Mark McBrayer of Crenshaw Dupree & Milam in Lubbock are competing in the race for the 99th District Court in Lubbock. No one is running for the seat in the Democratic Primary.

Click the names below to read their Q&As. 

Kara L. Darnell

John Grace

Phillip Hays

Mark McBrayer (no response)


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