(We received this in the email in support of Rene De Coss. We have met him and he is the real deal. He is facing an uphill fight against the palanca (straight ticket) vote that favors Democrat Gloria Rincones, so we will see how that goes.)
IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING IT RIGHT
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I am proud to say that in the 1,000 or more cases over which I have presided, only two have had appeals filed regarding procedure and one already came back upholding my decision, finding no error. There is only one still in the appeals process.
IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING IT RIGHT
As a judge, one carries an enormous responsibility to assure that the law is applied fairly and impartially and – most importantly – correctly.
The law may be an abstract, but every decision we make affects breathing, living human beings. It may send someone to prison for many years for a crime. Or it may free wrongfully accused persons.
We can't afford to get something "partially" right, or wrong. Every "i" has to be dotted and "t" crossed to give all the parties in a trial an even playing field.
When judges fail in the application of the law, it mocks the concept of a fair and impartial legal process that can result in a murderer walking our streets, kidnappers thumbing their nose at their victims, criminals attacking our la enforcement officers without facing any consequences, and brings dishonor to our profession.
I am proud to say that in the 1,000 or more cases over which I have presided, only two have had appeals filed regarding procedure and one already came back upholding my decision, finding no error. There is only one still in the appeals process.
We're all humans and no one's perfect. But rest assured that if you decide to keep me on the bench of the 445th District Court as your judge this November 8, every decision that I make will be based on sound legal principals that will prevent such grievous miscarriages of justice.![]()
