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Juanita Jackson

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Juanita Jackson
Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
2

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
High school
James Madison High School
Bachelor's
University of Alabama, 1988
Law
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1997
Contact

Juanita Jackson (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Jackson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Juanita Jackson was the Democratic candidate for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law, No. 9 in 2010.[1]

Biography

Juanita Jackson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1988 and a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1997.[2]

Elections

2022

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

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10

Juanita Jackson defeated Dan Jeffrey Spjut in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Juanita Jackson
Juanita Jackson (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.1
 
541,026
Dan Jeffrey Spjut (R)
 
48.9
 
516,891

Total votes: 1,057,917
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10

Juanita Jackson defeated Thuy Le in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Juanita Jackson
Juanita Jackson Candidate Connection
 
72.4
 
104,963
Thuy Le
 
27.6
 
40,020

Total votes: 144,983
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10

Dan Jeffrey Spjut advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dan Jeffrey Spjut
 
100.0
 
130,566

Total votes: 130,566
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Endorsements

To view Jackson's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.

2010

Jackson won the Democratic primary, receiving 74.2% of the vote. She was defeated by Analia Wilkerson in the general election.[3][4]

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (H)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Juanita Jackson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jackson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I have over 20 years’ experience in criminal law. I have handled over 3500 cases in Harris County. I have worked in every criminal court in Harris County. I am a former Assistant Public Defender and I am certified by the Fair Defense Act to accept felonies and misdemeanors. I am a “mainstay” in Harris County Courts- working in the courts daily and having a positive professional reputation amongst the judges, prosecutors, court staff and defense attorneys.
  • My top priority will be to expose young offenders to career options and opportunities. I will be incorporating career counseling and work/trade skills assessments into probation conditions. I have already began discussing having basic trade skills classes with representatives of the AFL-CIO. There are so many unique trades that do not require extensive advanced education. If more young offenders are aware of attainable career options, they can make better choices.
  • Another issue that I will address is the ongoing problem with domestic violence. I plan to use effective training and reunification programs to help decrease the reoccurrence of domestic issues in our community.
  • I am supportive of the current bail reform policies. As an experienced attorney that spent many years fighting for reasonable bonds for low-income non-violent offenders, the current reform was much needed. The fact that we no longer have people in jail for non-violent misdemeanor offenses truly helps towards true justice by assuring innocent people don’t just plead guilty to be released from jail and given their day in court.
I am passionate about gun reform. Due to recent open carry laws, we have too many guns easily accessible to people with mental health and criminal backgrounds. We must enact laws that protect our citizens from gun violence.
I look up to the mothers and wife who start a career late in life and work hard to overcome the daily adversities.
The first historical event I remember was the Watergate Scandal. I was probably around 7 or 8 and remember my parents and grand parents watching and commenting on the news
I have worked since I was 13 years old. My first job was dipping ice cream at Baskin Robbins. I worked there until I was 15 years old.
Empathy, Compassion and Honesty are important qualities in any position of authority, especially for a judge.
I decided to run because I knew that I had the experience and the temperament to get Court #10 on par
with the other County Criminal Courts
I believe it is crucial that a criminal court judge have a vast amount of experience handling criminal cases.

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