Who Paul is
Still has never been a judge. He's spent 12 years as a prosecutor in Harris County and then a staff attorney at the state's top criminal court, and wants to move to the bench that tries Hays County's felonies, divorces and custody cases.
About Paul
He's board-certified in criminal appeals and says his time in both trial and appellate courts is what qualifies him. His site gives no civil or family-law experience — the other half of what this court does. He lives in Hays County with his family.
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Also on the ballot for Hays County District Court • 428th
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Cassie Benoist-TempletonFor twelve years Benoist-Templeton has been the prosecutor in Caldwell County who takes on crimes against women and children. She wants to be the judge who hears those cases.
About Cassie
She grew up in Galveston County — her mother taught special ed, her father was a deputy sheriff — and came to Texas State for a criminal-justice degree before law school at Oklahoma City University. She sits on the board of the Scheib Center for mental-health services, has been a League of Women Voters director, and coaches youth softball. Her two priorities for the bench: grow the drug court, and clear the civil backlog.