Candidate looks to Texarkana for Support
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
By: Greg Bischof - Texarkana Gazette -
Published: 10/30/2008
With his eyes set on becoming the next Texas Supreme Court justice, Judge Jim Jordan dropped by Texarkana on Tuesday and Wednesday looking for support for his candidacy.
“A judge must be fair and impartial, but he or she must also have the courage to rule based upon the [...]
Judicial Debate at South Texas College of Law
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=con_rwb
Judge Jim Jordan in the Rio Grande Valley
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Early voting begins
Ryan Holeywell
October 20, 2008 - 8:27PM
Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Polling sites are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m daily. On Sunday, polls are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registered voters can cast ballots at any early voting site. To find a voting site, call (956) 784-8683 or visit http://co.hidalgo.tx.us/index.asp?nid=105
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Endorsements, part III: the courts
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008The Daily Texan
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Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Throughout this week, the Texan’s Editorial Board will be endorsing candidates for the contested races on the local and national ballot. Today’s endorsements focus on the Texas court system.
Supreme Court Chief Justice: Jim Jordan
Democratic candidate Jim Jordan, who is running for chief justice [...]
Democratic candidates stump in city
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008By Jamaal E. O’Neal
Longview News Journal
R.L. Davis, 14, knows he’s too young to vote in this presidential election, but that didn’t stop him from meeting state Democratic candidates facing opposition in the Nov. 4 election.
“I want to know what’s going on across the state,” said Davis, a Longview High School freshman. “I hope to be [...]
Democratic candidates call for changes on state high court
Friday, October 3rd, 2008By Carl Kieke
Abilene Reporter News
A pair of Democratic candidates for the Texas Supreme Court brought their campaigns to the monthly meeting of the Abilene Bar Association at the Abilene Country Club on Friday.
Each presented a common theme: Changes are needed.
Jim Jordan, running for chief justice, seeks a change in the way judges are selected.
Sam Houston, [...]
You won’t see blue behind the bench
Monday, September 29th, 2008Dallas Morning News
By Judge Jim Jordan
(Originally published on January 1, 2007) As a newly elected judge, I traveled to Austin the first week of December to attend the weeklong College for New Judges. Taught by a faculty of experienced judges from across the state, the program is designed to prepare judges who are taking office [...]
Candidate forum discusses main issues
Monday, September 15th, 2008KXII-TV
Rashi Vats
From almost every level of government, the Sherwood Shores Chapel had them all. There were candidates for a variety of offices turning out to campaign.
“It’s an opportunity for the community to come together over here and get to meet the candidates and hear what they have to say, what they believe in, why they [...]
Grayson Democrats pass several resolutions
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Herald Democrat
By Kathy Williams
(Wednesday, September 3, 2008) - Grayson County Democrats resolved on Saturday that they want to see a verifiable paper trail for electronic voting machines here and they oppose a private jail for the county. Texas Supreme Court chief justice candidate Judge Jim Jordan called for Democrats to rally “for the most important [...]
Special-interest lobbies pour cash into judicial races
Monday, July 28th, 2008Chicago Tribune
By Tim Jones
Sixty-six percent of Americans can name at least one judge on the popular TV show “American Idol,” while only 15 percent can identify John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court. That’s according to a poll showing Americans are largely clueless when it comes to knowledge of the nation’s judicial system.
Yet [...]
