The 2022 Election: The District Court Races - Part Three of Three
180th District Court -- Judge Dasean Jones (I)(D) vs. Tami Pierce (R) -- There is probably no greater contrast in the type of candidates on either side of the ballot than the one we see in the battle for the 180th District Court. The Republican challenger, Tami Pierce is a retired police officer and former prosecutor whose campaign website encourages voters to be "Fierce with Pierce." She apparently was a defense attorney for ten years before becoming a prosecutor in Polk County. Although it is a cute slogan, I'm not sure that ferocity is something that attorneys look for in a presiding judge. The ideal judge, as I noted in part one of this election recap , is a neutral one who can call balls and strikes without an agenda -- no ferocity necessary. Although I will give her credit for being well-versed in criminal law, the fact that her career hasn't been in Harris County bothers me. Harris County isn't a small county like Polk and I don't know how it coul