Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
ISSUES: What are the two (2) most pressing issues that you will face in the office that you seek? Describe your specific plans/ideas for addressing these issues.
Yahaira Quezada
I bring a variety of work and life experiences. I have been a licensed attorney for eighteen years. I have extensive trial and litigation experience. Currently, and for the past seven years I have served as Associate Judge for the 246th Family District Court. I have also practiced law as an Assistant District Attorney and in private practice: criminal defense, family law, child welfare, juvenile law and immigration law.
Additionally, I am an Adjunct Professor for Paralegal students.
I am also bilingual, speaking, reading and writing English and Spanish.
I am a first-generation college graduate and an immigrant growing up in the South Bronx. Harris County has been my home for over eighteen years.
Additionally, I am an Adjunct Professor for Paralegal students.
I am also bilingual, speaking, reading and writing English and Spanish.
I am a first-generation college graduate and an immigrant growing up in the South Bronx. Harris County has been my home for over eighteen years.
Bail Reform. I want to ensure that the O’Donnell consent decree continues to be enforced and followed. I am committed to finding creative ways to keep the wheels of justice running and cases adjudicated promptly. The accused and the alleged victims need their day in Court. I plan to use my experience to adjudicate and close cases as quickly as possible so that people can move on with their lives and the jails are not overcrowded with people waiting for their day in court.
Rehabilitation over incarceration. When we talk about public safety and misdemeanor cases, it is important to see each individual and not just the crime. We must be responsive in a manner which develops solutions and not merely dispenses punishment, where appropriate.
Rehabilitation over incarceration. When we talk about public safety and misdemeanor cases, it is important to see each individual and not just the crime. We must be responsive in a manner which develops solutions and not merely dispenses punishment, where appropriate.
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