Stephen G.Tipps One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Houston, 77002 713.229.1543 [email protected]

October 18, 2012

BY E-MAIL OR REGULAR MAIL

Dear Friends:

Please find enclosed my recommendations in the contested judicial races on the November 6 general election ballot. As always, I forward these recommendations for your consideration in the event that you have not been able to obtain adequate information concerning the candidates on your own. It is not my intention to attempt to influence your vote in races in which you already have chosen a candidate.

If you are receiving this letter by regular mail and would be willing to receive future installments by e-mail, please let me have your e-mail address.

Early voting begins on Monday, October 22, and runs through Friday, November 2. I encourage you to vote, either early or on November 6.

Sincerely,

Stephen G. Tipps

Enclosure

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Bold Preferred by Stephen Tipps Italics Also qualified candidate i Incumbent SB State Bar preference poll winner HBA Houston Bar Association preference poll winner HC Houston Chronicle endorsement

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 R.S. Roberto Koelsch (L) Don Willett (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 John Devine (R) (HBA) Tom Oxford (L) Charles E. Waterbury (G) Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 Mark Ash (L) Jim Chisholm (G) (i) (R) (SB)(HBA) Michele Petty (D) Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Keith Hampton (D) (SB) (HBA) (i) (R) Lance Stott (L) Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 Mark W. Bennett (L) Barbara Parker Hervey (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) William Bryan Strange, III (L) 1st Court of Appeals, Place 2 (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Ron Lovett (D) 1st Court of Appeals, Place 6 Harvey Brown (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Chuck Silverman (D) 1st Court of Appeals, Place 7 Terry Jennings (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Natalia Cokinos Oakes (D)

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1st Court of Appeals, Place 8 Nile Copeland (D) Michael C. Massengale (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) 1st Court of Appeals, Place 9 Kathy Cheng (D) Rebeca Huddle (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3 Brett Busby (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Barbara Gardner (D) 14th Court of Appeals, Place 4 Jeff Brown (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) Jim Wrotenbery (D) 14th Court of Appeals, Place 5 Tanner Garth (D) Martha Hill Jamison (i) (R) (SB) (HBA) 14th Court of Appeals, Place 8 John Donovan (R) (SB) (HBA) Julia Maldonado (D) Judge, 11th Judicial District (Civil) Bruce Bain (R) Mike Miller (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 61st Judicial District (Civil) Alfred “Al” Bennett (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Jeff Hastings (R) Judge, 80th Judicial District (Civil) Richard Risinger (R) Larry Weiman (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 125th Judicial District (Civil) Kyle Carter (i) (D) John Coselli (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 127th Judicial District (Civil) Russell Lloyd (R) R.K. Sandill (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 129th Judicial District (Civil) Michael Gomez (i) (D) Michael Landrum (R) (HBA) (HC)

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Judge, 133rd Judicial District (Civil) Lamar McCorkle (R) (HBA) Jaclanel McFarland (i) (D) (HC) Judge, 151st Judicial District (Civil) Mike Engelhart (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) John Wittenmyer (R) Judge, 152nd Judicial District (Civil) Robert Schaffer (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Don Self (R) Judge, 164th Judicial District (Civil) Alexandra Smoots-Hogan (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Bud Wiesedeppe (R) Judge, 165th Judicial District (Civil) Elizabeth Ray (R) (HBA) (HC) Josefina Rendon (i) (D) Judge, 174th Judicial District (Criminal) Ruben Guerrero (i) (D) (HBA) Robert Summerlin (R) (HC) Judge, 176th Judicial District (Criminal) Stacey Bond (R) Shawna L. Reagin (i) (D) (HC) Judge, 177th Judicial District (Criminal) Vivian King (D) Ryan Patrick (i) (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 178th Judicial District (Criminal) Roger Bridgwater (R) David L. Mendoza (i) (D) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 179th Judicial District (Criminal) Kristin M. Guiney (R) (HBA) Randy Roll (i) (D) (HC) Judge, 215th Judicial District (Civil) Elaine H. Palmer (D) Ken Shortreed (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 333rd Judicial District (Civil) Tracy D. Good (D) Joseph “Tad” Halbach (i) (R) (HBA) (HC)

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Judge, 334th Judicial District (Civil) Donna Roth (D) Ken Wise (i) (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 337th Judicial District (Criminal) Renee Magee (R) (HC) Herb Ritchie (i) (D) (HBA) Judge, 338th Judicial District (Criminal) Hazel B. Jones (i) (D) Brock Thomas (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, 339th Judicial District (Criminal) Brad Hart (R) (HBA) Maria T. Jackson (i) (D) (HC) Judge, 351st Judicial District (Criminal) Mark Kent Ellis (i) (R) (HBA) (HC) Mack McInnis (D) Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 (Civil) Erica M. Graham (D) Debra Ibarra Mayfield (i) (R) (HBA) (HC) Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 (Civil) Theresa Chang (i) (R) (HBA) (HC) Damon Crenshaw (D) Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1 Tommy Ginn (D) Holly Williamson (i) (R) (HBA)

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