No Future for Men in Democratic Party? Female Dems Oust 8 Male Judges in Texas
"I don't see much of a future for men in the Democratic Party," said 179th District Judge Randy Roll of Houston, who was defeated Tuesday in Harris County's Democratic primary.
March 05, 2020 at 04:15 PM
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Women lawyers who threw their hats in the ring to run for judge this primary season made a good bet.
As Texas voters in the Democratic Primary hit the polls Tuesday, it appears they picked female judge candidates.
Female Democratic challengers ousted five incumbent male judges in Houston, two in Austin and one in San Antonio. In the statewide races for the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, women also beat their male primary opponents to win the Democratic nominations. This gender sweep was a Democratic Party phenomenon, and didn't happen in Republican primary judicial races.
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