Michael Flynn, Kristi DeClutt, Thomas West and Susan Kelly. L-R: Michael Flynn, Kristi DeCluitt, Thomas West and Susan Kelly.

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 McLennan County's 19th District Court.


19th District Court

In the Republican primary, Waco Assistant City Attorney Kristi DeCluitt, Michael Flynn, an attorney in the Law Office of Whitney E. Fanning, criminal-defense attorney Susan Kelly and Thomas West, a partner at Dunnam & Dunnam, are competing in the race for the 19th District Court in Waco. No one is running for the position on the Democratic side, so the winner is set to become judge.

Click the names below to read their Q&As. 

Kristi DeCluitt

Michael Flynn

Susan Kelly

Thomas West


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