Criminal District Court Judge, District 482

- Democratic Candidate

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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. 

Veronica M. Nelson
I was a prosecutor for the Harris County District Attorney's Office for over ten years ending my career as a Chief Prosecutor handling capital murder case and supervising young prosecutors. I was staff attorney for the County Criminal and Civil Courts for 4 years. Where I was a judicial resource to over 20 judges. I have been the presiding judge of the 482nd District Court since 2023. As both a practitioner and a judge, I have tried everything from a state jail felony up to a Capital Murder.

In addition, I am Board Certified in Criminal Law, conduct numerous trainings on criminal law as both a practitioner and as a judicial officer on various topics such as legislation updates, bail, capital murder Voir Dires, and judicial ethics.

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