Burnt Orange Report has endorsed Mindy Montford for the April 13 runoff. Early voting ends tomorrow. BOR had previously issued a dual endorsement in the March 2 primary.
There are few questions about Montford's preparedness to serve Travis County. Raised in Austin and a graduate of UT-law, she has served as both a prosecutor and defense attorney for well over a decade in Travis County courts. Montford has practiced in front of every criminal district court in the county, including some of the toughest and most complex cases. She's served as an Assistant District Attorney as well as in the Public ...
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On Thursday, Mindy Montford added some big names to her already impressive list of supporters. Karl-Thomas Musselman of Burnt Orange Report covered the press conference:
With about a month left to go until the April 13th runoff election for the Democratic nomination for the 299th District Court race, Mindy Montford announced new support yesterday at a runoff kickoff fundraiser.
Having already raised $25,000 in the week since the March 2nd primary where she led 2nd place finisher Karen Sage 45% to 37%, Montford announced the support of 3rd place finisher Leonard Martinez who had received about 13% of the vote.
Montford also picked ...
I am writing to address the February 28 PolitiFact story regarding an error on one of our campaign mailers. The focus of the article was on the inadvertent wording in a mailer that stated I had tried over 100 jury trials in Travis County when, in fact, these trials occurred in both Harris and Travis County. I immediately apologized for this oversight and any confusion it may have caused, however, I do want to set the record straight for the readers. My television commercial and website correctly state I have handled thousands of cases in Travis ...
The Austin American-Statesman has endorsed Mindy Montford. An excerpt from the endorsement:
The other district court races are a little easier to parse. In the 299th District, Mindy Montford, 39, and Karen Sage, 44, are the standouts among the four candidates. Attorneys Leonard Martinez, 52, and Eve Schatelowitz Alcantar, 38, are the other candidates.
You might recall Montford's unsuccessful race for district attorney and a high profile run-in with the law that resulted in charges being dismissed. While Sage is extremely impressive, she is a relative newcomer.
Montford handled her loss gracefully and learned from it. And the encounter with police — she ...
Mindy Montford received 52 percent, more than ten percentage points ahead of her nearest competition, in the Burnt Orange Report Readers' Poll.
Montford also was endorsed by Burnt Orange Report as part of a dual endorsement. From the endorsement:
Why You Should Vote For Mindy Montford
Montford worked as Assistant District Attorney for nine years under Ronnie Earle. She worked on the Public Integrity Unit that investigated and ultimately indicted Tom Delay. She also has extensive experience handling cases that would come before the court here in Austin -- which, as her supporters argue, gives her a terrific read/feel for what our community ...
The Austin American-Statesman covered Mindy Montford's recent overwhelming victory in the Austin Bar Association poll. Montford received more than twice as many votes as her nearest competition.
From the Statesman article:
Lawyers who voted in an Austin Bar Association poll released Monday favor Amy Clark Meachum, a civil lawyer, over Judge Jan Patterson, and they favor criminal defense lawyer Mindy Montford over prosecutor Karen Sage and two others in separate District Court races. Both are among the contested Travis County judicial elections on the March 2 party primary ballot.
The Austin Bar Association poll drew responses from 946 lawyers who voted online ...
(Austin, TX) – Less than a week after Mindy Montford announced plans to run for judge of the 299th District Court, the AFL-CIO, Austin Central Labor Council and the Travis County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Association (TCSLEA) have endorsed Montford for judge.
Montford, a Democrat, is a former felony prosecutor who is now a criminal defense attorney. She says she is honored to receive the groups’ endorsements. “The AFL-CIO (Austin Central Labor Council) and TCSLEA represent key members of our community from city and county employees to teachers, firefighters, and other union members, and I’m grateful to have their ...
From KEYE-TV (December 1, 2009):
A prominent Austin attorney may be in the running for a seat soon to be vacated in the 299th District Court by Judge Charlie Baird.
Kathy Conley, a spokesperson for Mindy Montford says Judge Baird will not seek re-election next year.
KEYE TV asked Montford about her plans, she says, “I'm strongly considering this race. [I] have been practicing criminal law on both sides of the aisle in Travis County for over a decade. Serving the community as a district judge would be a true honor.”
Montford tells KEYE TV she hopes to make a decision by next week ...
