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Trial Lawyer Money Flowing to Leslie Brock Yates Opponent Sharon McCally

I'll have much more on the trial lawyer influence in the Harris County Republican Party tomorrow, if things go as planned. But today I ran across a very interesting transaction on the Pre-Election Campaign Finance report of Sharon McCally. McCally is challenging long-time Republican incumbent Judge Leslie Brock Yates for Place 5 on the 14th Court of Appeals.

According to her report, trial attorney F. Bennett Bailey gave her $20,000 this past Monday, along with $5,000 from attorney Joe Jamaal. Unfortunately, 5 grand no longer catches my eye. But 20 grand? Heck yes.

Let's look at a few other F. Bennett Bailey contributions:

Bailey, F. Kenneth

Bailey Perrin Bailey

Blue Texas,

$ 15,000.00

6/26/2008

385710

Bailey, F. Kenneth

Bailey Perrin Bailey Llp

Bell, R. Christopher

$ 5,000.00

10/14/2008

401444

On the Federal side of the ledger, we have some very familiar names: Democrats Sen. Carl Levin, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Sen. Tom Harkin, Sen. Mary Landrieu, and liberal Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Quite a lineup there.

That is just the tip of the trial lawyer money that is going to Sharon McCally. Is that the type of jurist we want on the bench as a Republican? I don't think so.

If you think it odd that McCally would give Terry Lowry 10 grand, think again. Tomorrow, I hope to highlight what the self-appointed religious right of the HCRP are doing to a very qualified canididate simply because he, along with two other appellate judges, overturned a huge jury award. One that would have benefited a staunch religious righter that subsidizes Terry Lowry daily, attorney Mark Lanier. Tune in, or tune out, your choice.


David Jennings
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