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Jeanine L. Howard

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Jeanine L. Howard
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Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6
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Jeanine L. Howard was a judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6 in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2007. She left office on December 31, 2022.

Howard (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6

Incumbent Jeanine L. Howard won election in the general election for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jeanine L. Howard (D)
 
100.0
 
470,468

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Total votes: 470,468
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6

Incumbent Jeanine L. Howard defeated Alison Grinter in the Democratic primary for Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 6 on March 6, 2018.

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%
Votes
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Jeanine L. Howard
 
56.8
 
58,534
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Alison Grinter
 
43.2
 
44,473

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Total votes: 103,007
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Howard ran for re-election to the Dallas County Criminal District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014. [1][2] 

2006

Howard was elected to the criminal district court in 2006, defeating Danny Clancy with 53.8% of the vote.[3]

Education

Howard received her B.B.A. from Texas Christian University in 1984 and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1987.[4]

Career

Awards and associations

  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Member, DBA Criminal Justice Committee
  • 2007-2008: Participant in DBA Summer Law Intern Program
  • Member, St. Thomas Moore Society
  • Former member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Former member, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Former associate board member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Judge, SMU Moot Court Competition
  • Judge, Texas High School Mock Trial Competition[4]

Noteworthy events

Controversy over rapist's sentence

Judge Howard sentenced Sir Young to 45 days in jail, 5 years of deferred probation, and 250 hours of community service for the rape of a 14-year-old girl.[5] He also had to register as a sex offender, but did not have to attend sex offender treatment or stay away from children. Young, who was 20 at the time of the sentencing, faced a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.[6]

Judge Howard recused herself from the case after the sentence and explained her reasoning on May 1, 2014. She stated that the girl, "“wasn’t the victim she claimed to be."[7] She pointed out that the girl had agreed to have sex with Young, though not at school, and that she had already given birth to a baby. Of Young, the judge stated, "He is not your typical sex offender."[7] The victim testified that she had told Young "stop" and "no" various times both before and during the attack.[6]

“ There are rape cases that deserve life. There are rape cases that deserve 20 years. Every now and then you have one of those that deserve probation. This is one of those and I stand by it.[8] ”
—Judge Jeanine Howard[7]

District Attorney Craig Watkins was not convinced, responding:

“ This young lady was 14 at the time she was sexually assaulted at school, and we cannot send the wrong message to rape victims who have the courage to seek justice. I am disappointed the judge would choose to give the defendant probation after he admitted guilt, but even more alarmed the judge failed to impose standard sex offender conditions of probation designed to protect society.[8] ”
—District Attorney Craig Watkins[7]

The initial sentence also mandated that Young perform his community service hours at a rape crisis center. Bobbie Villareal, executive director of the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center where Young was to work, was strongly opposed to that arrangement, saying:

“ It flies in the face of logic. First of all, in that you would ask someone to do their community supervision for the population that has been directly affected by the exact crime. That’s like saying a pedophile should do their community supervision helping at a pre-school.[8] ”
—Bobbie Villareal[9]
Howard decided to modify the sentence to allow Young to perform his community service somewhere else.[5]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
  2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Dallas")
  3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Historical Election Results, 2006 General Election, Dallas County," accessed May 2, 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bio
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 WFAA, "Judge rethinks sentencing rapist to volunteer at rape crisis center," April 30, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 CBS News, "Judge in volatile Texas rape case toughens terms on Sir Young," May 8, 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Dallas News, "Judge says sexually assaulted 14-year-old 'wasn't the victim she claimed to be'," May 1, 2014
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Rapist Gets Light Sentence Because Judge Says 14-Year-Old 'Wasn't The Victim She Claimed To Be'," May 1, 2014
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