The ten counties served by the First Court of Appeals has a population of over 4 million and will probably have at least 2.7 million registered voters by election day, November 4, 2008. Sadly, many of those voters will not be aware that they have a chance to vote for appellate court justices until they get to the voting booth. I pledge to invest a significant amount of time to personally meet as many voters as I can, but I can shake hands with only a small fraction of the voters. All other forms of communicating with voters require money. As is clear from my campaign reports to the Texas Ethics Commission, I have been reluctant to ask for money before a primary campaign in which I had no opponent. I am asking now because I am working now toward the general election in November.

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Leslie C. Taylor for Justice
P.O. Box 980541
Houston, TX 77098-0541

I am seeking a seat that is currently occupied by a justice who is running for re-election. She has been actively seeking and collecting contributions from lawyers who appear before her. This is allowed under Texas law and is a common practice. Most judicial campaigns are funded with large donations from wealthy lawyers, large law firms, and their political action committees. I seek to break the mold and raise the bulk of my campaign money from regular folks donating modest amounts of money.  I accept contributions of up to $500 from attorneys when they offer to contribute, but I do not solicit contributions from law firms, law firm PACs or attorneys. 

Texas has a subchapter in its election code designed to limit judicial campaign spending. Compliance is voluntary. I have pledged to comply with the spending limits set out in the Texas Judicial Campaign Fairness Act. Apparently, the incumbent has not.

To research campaign contributions yourself, go to www.ethics.state.tx.us