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Some of Chris' supporters include the following:
Rep. Rafael Anchia
Rep. Allen Vaught
Commissioner John Wiley Price
Dallas County Clerk John Warren
Dallas County School Board Member Ann Hubener
Dallas County School Board Member Pauline Dixon
Fmr. Dallas Judge Cleo Steele
IMPORTANT ELECTION INFORMATION
General Election: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Early Voting: October 18-29, 2010
For more information about voting and elections, please visit Dallas County Elections. Their site will have a listing of early voting and election day polling locations closer to the election date.
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A MESSAGE FROM CANDIDATE CHRIS WILMOTH
Dear Dallas County Voters,
I am proud to be seeking election as Judge of Dallas County Probate Court 2. Running for Judge is a major new chapter in my involvement in public service. Service has been at the core of my work as a professional attorney and a community volunteer. I want to bring my skills, experience and commitment to service to the courthouse, and I ask for your support in the 2010 General Election.
I firmly believe that I have the integrity, intellect, legal abilities and the sense of justice required to serve as your Judge. As I made the decision to run, I spoke to a number of trusted friends such as attorney and State Rep. Rafael Anchia, attorneys David Griggs, Rugger Burke and Scott McElhaney, and many others. I was gratified that they felt I had the right qualities to be the Judge of Probate Court 2.
As an attorney at Baker Botts L.L.P., I have worked on highly complex cases where the stakes reached the billions, and I have handled more discrete matters involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. These cases required me to learn such disparate legal disciplines as bankruptcy, securities, employment and workers' compensation law in both federal and state court.
I maintain an active pro bono practice as well. Among other things, I have helped grandparents obtain legal custody of the grandchildren they are raising. I have written wills, living wills and trust instruments for elderly clients, and I have provided advice on corporate governance to a nonprofit. Before joining Baker Botts, I clerked for a federal judge and completed externships with the SEC and the FTC.
Over the last year, I actively participated in the Good Legal Clinics program that mounted over 20 free legal clinics throughout Dallas County and provided over 1500 living wills and medical power of attorney documents to citizens free of charge.
The probate courts are important. They help to ensure that our wishes are carried out after we are gone. Nothing could be more important. As your Dallas County Probate Court Judge, I will respect the trust you have placed in me, and I will take my work very seriously. I ask for your vote in November. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chris Wilmoth
Candidate for Dallas County Probate Court 2
Chris Wilmoth Quick Facts:
- Senior Associate at Baker Botts L.L.P., handling a wide range of civil matters, including probate, bankruptcy and commercial litigation
- Member of trial team that won the largest unreversed fraudulent transfer judgement ever -- worth over $6 billion
- Has provided over 600 hours of pro bono legal services since 2003 in the areas of probate, family law, non-profit corporate governance and civil rights
- In 2009 and 2010, as a volunteer for Good Legal Clinics, spearheaded a series of clinics that provided hundreds of people with living wills and medical powers of attorney, free of charge
- J.D., magna cum laude, top 5% of class, law review - SMU Law School
- Federal judicial clerkship, Northern District of Texas
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Texas
- Certified guardian ad litem; multiple attorney ad litem appointments
- Member, State Bar of Texas - probate and litigation sections
- Member of State Bar College since 2005
- Member of Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
- 2005 Distinguished Service Award, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Life Member of DAYL Foundation, service on Nominations and Disbursements Committees
- Member of Board of Directors, Wesley-Rankin Community Center
- Volunteer, Advocates for Community Transformation, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Good Legal Clinics
- Member of Lake Highlands Exchange Club, Dads Clubs at his children's schools
- Active member of Northaven UMC - choir, orchestra, Disciple Bible Study
- Four mission trips to Saratov, Russia, with Highland Park UMC
- President's Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude - SMU '91
- Prior career as editor and college writing instructor
- Endorsed by scores of attorneys, elected officials and citizens
Chris Wilmoth's Supporters...
STEERING COMMITTEE
William Akins
Hon. Rafael Anchia
Frederick Barrow
Melissa Bellan
Rita Beving
Kevin Buchanan
Rugger Burke
Bob Dupuy
Eric Folkerth
David Griggs
Curtis Henderson
Janice Henderson
Valerie Hill
David Lambert
Michael Li
Jason Mattox
Scott McElhaney
Kemp Sawers
Kit Sawers
Phillip Shinoda
Maricela Siewcyznski
David Tabor
John Tiholiz
ENDORSEMENTS
ELECTED & FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS
Hon. John Wiley Price, Dallas County Commissioner
Hon. Gary Fitzsimmons, Dallas County District Clerk
Hon. John Warren, Dallas County Clerk
Hon. Joe Wells, Dallas County Treasurer
Hon. Rafael Anchia, State Representative
Hon. Harryette Ehrhardt, Fmr. State Representative
Hon. Allen Vaught, State Representative
Hon. Tennell Atkins, Dallas City Council
Hon. Artis Johnson, City of Hutchins Mayor
Hon. Vonciel Jones Hill, Dallas City Council
Hon. Victor Pereira, Glenn Heights City Council
Hon. Cleo Steele, Fmr. Dallas Judge
Hon. Pauline Dixon, Dallas County School Board
Hon. Ann Hubener, Dallas County School Board
Hon. Susan Culp, State Democratic Exec. Committee
Hon. David Griggs, State Democratic Exec. Committee
Hon. Bill Howell, Fmr. Dallas Democratic Party Chair
Hon. Nosheska C. Garcia, Fmr. Cockrell Hill City Council
Hon. Robert Miklos, State Representative
Hon. Dr Martha Williams, State Democratic Exec.Committee
Hon. Joe Cox, Former State District Judge
ATTORNEYS & CITIZENS
William Akins
Omar Alaniz
Jay Allison
Tracy Anne Allred
Michael Anderson
Natalie Arbaugh
Patricia Baker
Peter Barrett
Frederick Barrow
William Beauchamp
Melissa Bellan
Paul Bergstresser
John Berry IV
Rita Beving
Kathy Birks
Ellen Black
Cooper Blankenship
Pauline Bourqui
Amy Bradley
Chris Brazee
Kevin Buchanan
Jonathan Bull
Neil Burger
James Burke
Rugger Burke
Cass Callaway
Cheryl Camin
Larry Carlson
Mark Chancey
Scott Chase
Tracy Clinton
Bonnie Coleman
Isabelle Collora
Ernie Cote
Joan Covici
Craig Crafton
Armando Cruz
Tracey Czerniak
Amanda Dalton
Jeff Dalton
Aaron Davidson
Robert Dawson
Roy Delay
Charles Delphenis
Aiesha Dennis
Tom Dunning
Bob Dupuy
Mark Edwards
Willie Edwards
Dr. Jack Ehrhardt
John Eichman
Al Ellis
Dawn Estes
Phil Fisher
Sean Fleming
Rose Flood
Eric Folkerth
Alisa Frame
Thomas Frame
Jason Franklin
Scott Fuller
Shane Gabriel
Jesse Garcia
Sergio Garcia
Willliam Garrison
Arthur Geffen
David Genender
Melissa Grove
Jose Gonzalez
Michael Graham
Cynthia Halatyn
Lynda Jean Hall
William E. Hall
Aaron Harper
Hugh Harris
Tom Harris
Renee Hartley
Paul Hemming
Curtis Henderson
Janice Henderson
Susie Hess
Trudy Hess
Aletha Hicks
Valerie Hill
Walter Hofheinz
David Horan
Charles Hosch
Hobie Hukill
Wednesday Jackson
Macy Jaggers
Andrew Jee
Price Johnson
Christy Jump
Jan Kaye
Susan Cannon Kennedy
Andy Khoury
Angelia Kinney
Christopher Kinney
Jack Kinzie
Michelle Wong Krause
Ishaq Kundawala
Davey Lamb
David Lambert
Jeff Lane
Gene Lantz
John Lawrence
Michael Li
Steve Love
Kerry Lutz
Mary Mallory
Bill Mann
Janice Mattox
Jason Mattox
Lesli McConnell
Luckey McDowell
Scott McElhaney
Hank McFadyen
Charles McGarry
Lisa McKnight
Michael McPhail
Robert Medrano
Michael Moon
Erin Moore
Stacey Morgan
Nida Nadir
Andrew Nichols
Mary Nix
Thomas O'Brien
Carl Parker
Russ Pate
Edna Pemberton
Camille Penniman
Rod Phelan
Richard Pullman
Eileen Purdy
Charles Quaid
Tex Quesada
Heather Rinaldi
Vince Rinaldi
Kim Rives Miers
Ian Roberts
Fernando Rojas
Clara Saafir
Jan Sanders
Kemp Sawers
Kit Sawers
Kathy Schatz
Kathleen Shaw
Clare Collins Schwarz
Joanna Shields
Ken Shields
Phillip Shinoda
Maricela Siewczynski
Eric Soderlund
Amanda Sotak
Barbara Steele
Jeff Strater
Renee Strickland
Neal Suit
David Tabor
Sharon Talkington
Jeff Templeton
Cynthia Uduebor
Bert Vandenberg
Victor Vital
James Walls
Liz Wally
Mary Warren
Elizabeth Wells
Teresa Weltin
Elaine Wiant
Kathleen Weir
Willie Williams
Jon Winocour
Robert Witte
Clair Woertendyke
Bridget Ziegler
PRECINCT CHAIRS
Hon. Bessye Adams
Hon. Lydia Alcalan
Hon. Julie Allen
Hon. Ramona Ames
Hon. Bayardo Arellano
Hon. Wilma Avalos
Hon. Shannon Bailey
Hon. Jean Ball
Hon. Cheri Ball-Meza
Hon. Daniel Barnett
Hon. Bernice Battle
Hon. LemLem Berhe
Hon. Lorraine Birabil
Hon. Clint Blackman
Hon. Tom Blackwell
Hon. Mark Blaskovich
Hon. Robert Book
Hon. David Bradley
Hon. Dorothy Briggs
Hon. David Brown
Hon. Shirley Brown
Hon. Jessica Burnham-Hinton
Hon. John Bush
Hon. Daniel Butler
Hon. Stephen Carter
Hon. Linda Coleman
Hon. James Collier
Hon. Richard Culberson
Hon. Susan Culp
Hon. Eli Davis
Hon. Thelma Davis
Hon. Tangerla Davis-Williams
Hon. Roy Delay
Hon. Leon Dudley
Hon. Elliott Estes
Hon. Kevin Felder
Hon. Ed Flaspoehler
Hon. Claudia Fowler
Hon. Sally Garcia
Hon. Rollin Gary
Hon. Kaye Gooch
Hon. Rhonda Green
Hon. David Griggs
Hon. Celeste Guerrero
Hon. Betty Hallum
Hon. Peggy Henger
Hon. Suzanne Hickman
Hon. Deloris Hill-Peace
Hon. Kathryn Hines
Hon. Susan Holloway
Hon. Sandy Horwitz
Hon. Dutrell Jackson
Hon. Tom Jacob
Hon. Harold Johnson
Hon. Sedonia Kidd
Hon. Elaine Laroa
Hon. Rosie Lewis
Hon. Linda Love
Hon. Michele Luce
Hon. Mary Luckey
Hon. Kathleen Lunson
Hon. Susan Mark
Hon. Jason Mattox
Hon. Vernell McCall
Hon. Dale McEowen
Hon. Kirk McPike
Hon. Ricardo Medrano
Hon. Randy Mock
Hon. Willie Montgomery
Hon. David Morris
Hon. Al Ortiz
Hon. Sandy Paul
Hon. Gordon Peterson
Hon. Joe Ramirez
Hon. Loretta Reed
Hon. Crispin Reedy
Hon. Judy Richards
Hon. Pamela Riddle
Hon. Bruce Rothstein
Hon. Fernando Rubio
Hon. Francis Sarmiento
Hon. Tim Sexton
Hon. Veronica Smith
Hon. Jewell Standifer
Hon. Ron Stewart
Hon. Gwendolyn Swann
Hon. John Tackaberry
Hon. Kyle Talkington
Hon. Maridell Templeton
Hon. Pat Tharp
Hon. John Tiholiz
Hon. Richard Tuck
Hon. Steve Ungerman
Hon. Michele Valentino
Hon. James Van Sickle
Hon. Leonard Veal
Hon. Shirley Walker
Hon. Camille White
Hon. James White
Hon. Jenee Whitener
Hon. Curtis Wilbert
Hon. Johnetta Williams
Hon. Nancy Woertendyke
Hon. Ruth Wyrick