Primary elections for Denton County Judge positions are just around the corner. Early voting starts on February 16th and the primary election will be held on March 2nd.
While Denton County residents will be voting on a number of elected officials, including several judicial positions, our office here at Duane L. Coker & Associates, P.C. regularly practices in two of these Courts. We handle family law matters in the 158th Judicial District Court and probate and guardianship matters in the Denton County Probate Court.
For the 158th Judicial District Court, I am supporting the current Judge, who is running for reelection, Judge Jake Collier. Judge Collier hads loads of family law experience, having practiced in Denton County since 1969. He took the bench 7 years ago and has enjoyed high marks in the Denton County Bar Association annual judicial poll. I believe he is fair and extremely hard-working, often spending his day on the bench, even when Court isn’t in session.
Find out more about Judge Collier at his website: www.jakeforjudge.com
While I’m personally very sad to see our current Probate Judge, Don Windle, retiring, we’re lucky to have more than one very well qualified candidate for the Denton County Probate Court position.
I decided to support Robert Ramirez, a very experienced probate and guardianship attorney, who is extremely familiar with the inside of the Denton Probate Court, as soon as he decided to run. Despite the fact that he now has well-qualified competition for that position, I believe he’s the best person for the job. Find out more about Robert at his website: http://www.electrobertramirez.com/
Be sure to get out and vote in the upcoming primary election. Denton County historically only elects Republican candidates. In most cases, there are no Democratic opponents. The primary often amounts to the election so they are definitely too important to miss. I hope if you do vote, you’ll vote for the above two candidates, who I think will do a great job for the citizens of Denton County.
