The gist of the arguments I’m getting are: (1) He’s a really good guy. (2) The cases are really complicated. (3) Melody McDonald at the Star-Telegram wrote a nice story about him on something else. (4) His Libertarian opponent, Bob Shelton, is running against him in retribution for being ruled against in his court, which Shelton appealed and lost. (5) Yes, the judge may have a penchant for depending too much on expert testimony from professionals employed by nursing homes and others who have a financial interest in retaining control of the individuals in question, and yes, he sometimes doesn’t listen to or even allow evidence on the other side, but… (6) He was rated qualifed or very qualified by 96% of the respondents to a Tarrant County Bar Association survey, as opposed to Shelton’s 51% rating.
We report. You decide.
