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Court's Partisan Split

Year	R's	D's
1997	12	1
2003	13	0

 

Current Court (May 2003)

Justice	Term Expires
Linda Thomas (R) - Chief	2006
Douglas Lang (R)	2006
Joseph Morris (R)	2006
Mark Whittington (R)	2008
Tom James (R)	2006
Carolyn Wright (R)	2004
Jim Moseley (R)	2006
David Bridges (R)	2008
Michael O'Neill (R)	2004
Kerry Fitzgerald (R)	2008
Martin Richter (R)	2006
Molly Francis (R)	2008

* This court had a vacancy in May 2003.
 
 

Winning Fifth-District Races, 1996-2002

Justice (Party)	Race	Running Status	Money  Raised	Money From   Lawyers	Top Donor Source
David L. Bridges (R)	2002	Incumbent	$37,600	97%	Gardere Wynne Sewell…
Kerry P. Fitzgerald (R)	2000	Open	$36,645	95%	Haynes & Boone
Kerry P. Fitzgerald (R)	2002	Incumbent	$31,570	99%	Baron & Budd
Molly M. Francis (R)	2002	Incumbent	$39,500	99%	Hughes & Luce
Thomas L. James (R)	2000	Incumbent	$42,305	86%	Haynes & Boone
James Kinkeade (R)	2000	Incumbent	$11,000	100%	Worsham Forsythe…
Joseph B. Morris (R)	2000	Incumbent	$16,550	100%	Haynes & Boone
James A. Moseley (R)	1996	Incumbent	$69,450	74%	Jani-King International Inc.
James A. Moseley (R)	2000	Incumbent	$81,347	88%	Baron & Budd
Michael J.O'Neill (R)	1998	Open	$89,865	95%	Silber Pearlman
Martin E. Richter (R)	2000	Open	$100,150	89%	Gardere Wynne Sewell…
Linda B. Thomas (R)	2000	Incumbent	$3,500	100%	Law Ofc. of R. Jack Ayers, Jr.
Mark Whittington (R)	2002	Incumbent	$24,500	100%	Godwin Gruber
Carolyn Wright (R)	1996	Incumbent	$32,500	91%	Bickel & Bickel
Carolyn Wright (R)	1998	Incumbent	$35,800	97%	Baron & Budd/ Bickel & Bickel
		TOTAL:	$652,282	89%

 

Top Fifth-District Donors

Source (PACs & Employees)	Amount
Baron & BuddP	$43,018
Haynes & BooneD	$31,750
Gardere Wynne Sewell & RiggsD	$27,300
Hughes & LuceD	$22,395
Locke Liddell & SappD	$21,930
Vinson & ElkinsD	$18,800
Baker & BottsD	$18,800
Thompson & KnightD	$14,680
Godwin GruberD	$13,100
Bickel & BrewerD	$13,000
TOTAL:	$224,773

D = Defense; P = Plaintiff