VOTE FOR RENE DE COSS: JUSTICE YOU CAN COUNT ON
Given the dissatisfaction the people have expressed at recent verdicts in a handful of criminal cases involving homicides and aggravated crimes, there is one court that has consistently earned the respect of defendants, attorneys, and the state.
That if the 445th District Court presided over by Judge Rene De Coss. It is hard to find one attorney, defendant, or prosecutor who has not given him high marks for his fairness, impartiality and adherence to the letter and spirit of the law.
Of all the judges in the county judiciary, none have compiled his record of performance on the bench. He has presided over a little more than 1,000 cases while on the 445th and only two cases have been appealed to a higher court. One decision was upheld on procedural grounds, and the other is still making its way in the appeals process.
And while he was in the Brownsville Municipal Court, De Coss presided over more than 13,000 cases and hearings where he displayed the same quality of judicial temperament and respect for the law and those before his bench.
His opponent in this race – attorney Gloria Rincones – comes nowhere near De Coss's level. She does, however, enjoy the support of the local Democratic Party political machine.
On balance, we think that you will agree that a vote for De Coss this Nov. 8 is a vote for "Justice You Can Count On."
(Early voting begins Monday, Nov. 24.)