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.
Robert Johnson
I am the former judge of the 177th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. I served as the presiding judge of that court for eight years (2017-2024) and oversaw the entire pre-trial, trial and post-trial process for felony cases ( e.g., ruling on objections, jury selection, and sentencing). I have a proven track record of managing complex criminal cases and making well-reasoned decisions. I have over two decades of experience in the area of criminal law and had an extensive criminal defense practice prior to taking the bench. If elected, I am committed to following the law and remaining fair/impartial at all times. We need judges on the bench who are truly committed to improving our criminal justice system.
If I am elected as judge, the two key issues for my initial focus will be reducing the case backlog and court trial docket. Based on the Harris County criminal district courts dashboard, the 209th Court has the lowest clearance rate for cases of the 29 criminal district courts. I will immediately put in place a docket management control system to address the backlog and trial docket, which I was able to successfully do in my prior tenure on the bench. All parties and the overall justice system is impacted when judges allow criminal cases to continuously get reset.
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