Back in January, I wrote about this miscarriage of justice involving property just a couple of miles down the road from my house, in which Judge Lynn Bradshaw-Hull rolled over for the Port of Houston and gave the owner of 100 acres of property $1 (that's right -- ONE DOLLAR) for his land when he protested that it was worth more than the $1.9 million he was initially offered -- and then awarded the publicly funded Port its legal fees, meaning the owner was effectively required to pay for the privilege of having his land taken from him.

As you may recall, I ended my post with these words.

Let us hope that this decision does not stand -- and that this judge is off the bench.

Well I don't know what is going on in the way of appeals, but the grassroots of the GOP dumped Lynn Bradshaw-Hull on primary day back in March, despite the strong backing of the Establishment Wing of the party. It was close, but for a sitting judge to be dumped by her own party is a major thing, and indicates a real lack of confidence in her competence and judicial philosophy.

Quite frankly, I was pleased.

But now it turns out that there is a move afoot to make sure that Lynn Bradshaw-Hull remains a judge -- and not only that, but gets a promotion after the people rejected her at the polls!

How is this possible? Following a gubernatorial appointment, the judicial seat n the 80th District Court is open, and the Harris County GOP has to select a new candidate for the November ballot. Judge Bradshaw-Hull wants that seat, which would be a promotion to a state court from a county court.

Today I received a letter from Lynn Bradshaw-Hull, soliciting my endorsement and bragging that 102 precinct chairs have endorsed her for the seat on the 80th District Court!

Dear Precinct Chairs,

Since I wrote to you, I have received more precinct chair endorsements and have attended the Republican State Convention. Please see the attached list, which includes most of the new endorsements. There are some precinct chair endorsements who requested their names not be listed at this time. What a great time to be a "grass-roots politician"!

I am most grateful to those who have given their support. To the remaining chairs, I ask for your endorsement today and your vote at the upcoming Executive Committee meeting. As of today, that meeting has not been scheduled.

There are now approximately 418 Precinct Chairs on the rolls. 210 constitute, for statute purposes, the number required to conduct business. A simple majority of 210 voters is 106. Hopefully, more will attend this vital meeting so the, numbers may well increase.

I cite these numbers to impress how important it is that every precinct chair attend and participate in this election. If we fail to place a name on the ballot, we can be assured the Democrats will win this bench by default.

It has been an honor to serve in one of Harris County's busiest courts. I hope to continue serving the law and the people of Harris County. If you have not already done so, please return the enclosed postcard today or contact me at email@judgebradshawhullcom with your pledge of support. You may want to visit my website at www.judgebradshawhull.com. Please feel free to call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX with questions.

Sincerely yours,
Lynn Bradshaw-Hull

Frankly, I find this sickening.

Not just because I disagree with her on one judicial decision in which she ignored the constitutional principle of just compensation for private property taken by government for public use.

More because it is offensive that so many of the precinct chairs of Harris County, who are supposed to represent the grassroots of the party, are ignoring the voice of the people as expressed at the polls in March and working to promote a judge they rejected.

There are at least three other candidates out there, and possibly a fourth. Former Judge Scott Link, who chose not to run for reelection to the 80th District Court in 2002 because of serious illnesses in his family is seeking the chance to regain his former post. Former HISD School Board Member Jeff Shadwick has contacted precinct chairs seeking endorsements I've also heard from attorney and fellow precinct chair Marilyn Griffin, who is seeking support. There is also a rumor that attorney Patrick Pacheco may be interested in the nomination.

I'm not sure yet who i will support -- but I would like to urge all of my fellow precinct chairs to reconsider this rejection of the voter's will as expressed on primary day. I also encourage all Harris County Republicans to contact their precinct chairs and insist that they not support Lynn Bradshaw-Hull for the nomination to the 80th District Court.

We can do better.

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