Greg Glass

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Greg Glass

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Texas 208th District Court

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Arlington

Law

University of Texas, Austin

Contact

Personal website

Greg Glass (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Texas 208th District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Glass (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 208th District Court. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Glass was a 2016 candidate for the Texas 351st District Court in Texas. He was defeated in the primary election on March 1, 2016. Glass was a 2014 candidate for the 230th District Court in Texas. He was a candidate for the 232nd District Court in 2010.

Biography

Glass received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Glass is a private defense attorney.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 208th District Court

Beverly Armstrong defeated Heather Hudson in the general election for Texas 208th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Armstrong (D)	50.7	539,818
		Heather Hudson (R)	49.3	525,314

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,065,132
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas 208th District Court

Beverly Armstrong defeated Kimberly McTorry in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas 208th District Court on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Armstrong	52.4	35,832
	Submit photo	Kimberly McTorry	47.6	32,586

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,418
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 208th District Court

Beverly Armstrong and Kimberly McTorry advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Greg Glass in the Democratic primary for Texas 208th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Armstrong	44.9	66,239
✔	Submit photo	Kimberly McTorry	38.8	57,186
		Greg Glass	16.3	23,949

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 147,374
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 208th District Court

Heather Hudson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 208th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heather Hudson	100.0	140,086

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,086
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2018

General election

General election for Texas 208th District Court

Greg Glass defeated incumbent Denise Collins in the general election for Texas 208th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Glass (D)	54.4	643,592
	Submit photo	Denise Collins (R)	45.6	539,414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,183,006
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 208th District Court

Greg Glass advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 208th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Glass	100.0	132,721

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 132,721
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 208th District Court

Incumbent Denise Collins advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 208th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Denise Collins	100.0	115,645

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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote. George Powell defeated Greg Glass in the Texas 351st District Court Democratic primary.

Texas 351st District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
George Powell	58.22%	85,610
Greg Glass	41.78%	61,431
Total Votes		147,041
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Democratic Party Cumulative Report-Unofficial," accessed March 2, 2016

2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014

Glass ran for election to the 230th District Court.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 45.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Brad Hart.  

2010

See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010

Glass ran for the 232nd District Court. He was defeated by incumbent Mary Lou Keel in the general election.

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.

Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."

Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 25 and 75;*
• a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
• a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Greg Glass did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Glass' campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	OUR JAILS ARE TOO FULL. The cost of needlessly warehousing non-violent, lower level felony offenders who are too poor to get out of jail is extraordinarily expensive for Harris County Taxpayers, costing us millions of dollars a year. I favor the judicious use of Personal Recognizance bonds and Harris County Pre-trial Release Bonds for non-violent defendants with adequate community ties but little money. This would have the additional benefits of allowing defendants to support their families, maintain or obtain jobs and possibly hire their own lawyers for their case(s). Persons held in jail remain at a disadvantage, as the prospect of extended incarceration puts undue pressure to enter pleas when they might not otherwise do so. Most judges have underutilized Harris County Pre-trial Release, where bond fees are only 3 percent, and can be waived by the judge. It is relatively rare for a judge to sign and approve a Personal Recognizance bond, whereby a defendant agrees to show up in court as directed with just a signature, on penalty of liability for the full bond amount and court costs, if he or she fails to appear. These bonds were used with some regularity when I first started practicing criminal law here in the late 1970's and on through the mid 1980's. GRAND JURIES SHOULD REFLECT THE COMMUNITY. Just as trial juries do now, the composition of Grand Juries should reflect the makeup of Harris County, one of, if not the most racially diverse county in the entire country. As a Judge, I will work to insure that grand juries reflect our community, and are not beholden to anyone. They must be free to do justice without undue influence when considering whether someone should be indicted for his or her conduct. HARRIS COUNTY NEEDS ASSOCIATE JUDGES. The increase in population in Harris County, the state’s largest county, has been astronomical over the past ten to fifteen years, yet at the present time, no new felony courts have been created here since the 1980's. Thus, all the 22 felony courts of this county are handling caseloads several times larger than those handled thirty years ago. Nearby Ft. Bend county employs associate judges to handle non- issue settings such as arraignments, agreed pleas and certain non-evidentiary motion hearings, freeing up the elected judge for handling contested matters such as evidentiary hearings and jury trials. NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS SHOULD BE REHABILITATED. Too many judges look at probation from the point of view that it is a “contract,” the violation of which means the probationer should then go to State Jail or State Prison if the “contract” is violated. The purpose of probation (now called Community Supervision) is rehabilitation, and rehabilitation is a process. The process is not a straight line process, and probationers make many mistakes along the way. State jail and prison should be reserved for the absolutely incorrigible or dangerous offender, not for offenders who are trying but making mistakes. Many, maybe even most, do learn over time what is required of them, and why. Courts should make every effort to see that every possible non-violent probationer eventually succeeds. This approach betters peoples’ lives while saving future law enforcement and incarceration.	”
—Greg Glass (2016),

Noteworthy events

President of Houston Police Officer’s Union calls for Glass' resignation following shooting of two police officers

In September 2021, the president of the Houston Police Officer’s Union, Doug Griffith, called on Judge Glass to resign, following the death of one Houston police officer and the injury of another during a shooting. A man named Deon Ledet was accused of shooting two officers, William Jeffrey and Michael Vance, who were serving a narcotics arrest warrant. Judge Glass had presided over a case in which Ledet was a defendant. Following the shooting, HPOU president Griffith said that Glass should resign because he had granted Ledet bond despite Ledet's two prior felony convictions. “He [Glass] needs to have the integrity to step down,” Griffith said. “Until he decides to step up and explain himself, we will continue to come after him. I will actively search for people who will run against him.” As of September 23, 2021, Ballotpedia staff could not identify a statement from Glass in response to the event.

Endorsements

2016

Glass' campaign website listed the following endorsements before the Democratic primary:

• Area 5 Democrats
• Association of Women Attorneys - Houston
• Bay Area New Democrats
• Harris County Labor Assembly, AFL-CIO
• Houston Black American Democrats
• Houston Chronicle

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Footnotes

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