Early Vote for Judge Mary Lou Keel
Early voting began yesterday (Monday, May 16) for the May 24th runoff election. The most important one, by far, is the Republican race for the Court of Criminal Appeals, Place Two, which pits Harris County District Judge of the 232nd District Court, Mary Lou Keel , against Ray Wheless from Dallas. I've known Judge Keel since I first started at the D.A.'s Office. I have tried cases in front of her as both a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. She defines the very idea of the tough but fair judge. She calls balls and strikes on issues of the law and draws from her decades of legal experience. She knows the rules of law and procedure off the top of her head and she is Board Certified in Criminal Law. She would make a tremendous addition to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Her opponent has run a disappointingly misleading campaign. He has tried everything in his power to distract from the very obvious fact that Judge Keel is the more qualified candidate for the positio