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Court's Partisan Split

Year	R's	D's
1997	5	4
2003	9	0

 

Current Court (May 2003)

Justice	Term Expires
Sherry Radack (R) - Chief	2004
Adele Hedges (R)	2006
Tim Taft (R)	2006
Sam Nuchia (R)	2006
Terry Jennings (R)	2006
Evelyn Keyes (R)	2004
Elsa Alcala (R)	2006
George Hanks, Jr. (R)	2006
Laura Carter Higley (R)	2008

 

Winning First-District Races, 1996-2002

Justice (Party)	Race	Running Status	Money  Raised	Money From   Lawyers	Top Donor Source
Elsa Alcala (R)	2002	Open	$32,175	83%	Vinson & Elkins
Scott Brister (R)	2000	Open	$243,708	90%	Vinson & Elkins
Adele Hedges (R)	2000	Incumbent	$83,617	86%	*Porter & Hedges
Laura C. Higley (R)	2002	Open	$121,245	52%	Crain Caton & James
Terry Jennings (R)	2000	Challenger	$56,213	62%	Vinson & Elkins
Evelyn Keyes (R)	2002	Open	$33,450	85%	Vinson & Elkins
Samuel Nuchia (R)	1996	Open	$76,921	59%	Vinson & Elkins
Samuel Nuchia (R)	2002	Incumbent	$26,575	46%	Vinson & Elkins
Timothy G. Taft (R)	2000	Incumbent	$5,222	0%	Mary Taft (wife)
		TOTAL:	$679,126	73%

*Judge Hedges' husband, Daniel, is a Porter & Hedges partner.

Top First-District Donors

Source (PACs & Employees)	Amount
Vinson & ElkinsD	$52,496
Baker & BottsD	$30,417
Fulbright & JaworskiD	$29,475
Andrews & Kurth Mayer Day Caldwell…D	$23,450
Fleming & AssociatesP	$16,000
Gibbs & BrunsD	$14,000
Perry Homes	$13,500
Crain Caton & JamesD	$12,250
Clements O'Neill Pierce & NickensD	$9,300
Porter & HedgesD	$9,250
TOTAL:	$210,138

D = Defense; P = Plaintiff