Democratic Judges Like Judge Erica Hughes, County Criminal Court at Law #3 are Holding to their Promise to Inspire Future Leaders

Judge Erica Hughes, County Criminal Court at Law #3 hosted a group of students from the University of St. Thomas' Department of Criminology, Law & Society Department in her courtroom on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. In case you don't know, The University of St. Thomas (UST) is Houston's Catholic University, committed to the religious, ethical and intellectual traditions of Catholic higher education. For more than 70 years, UST has been graduating students into successful careers in medicine, education, business, public administration and more – throughout Houston and across the globe.

Democratic Judges Like the Honorable Judge Erica Hughes are Holding to Their Promise to Inspire A New Generation of Leaders

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In case you haven’t been paying attention to what’s been going on in courtrooms all across Harris County, Texas, you may want to start doing so. Especially as it relates to the Harris County Criminal Court #3, that’s presided over by Judge Erica Hughes. This newly elected Democratic judge has made inspiring our young people to greatness a major focal point of her mission as a judge. “I would like to thank the students from University of St. Thomas Department of Criminology, Law & Society for visiting my courtroom on Wednesday, March 6, 2019,” said Judge Erica Hughes. “It’s always a pleasure to host students at any educational level,” she says.

A LOVING HEART

It’s impossible for us to know what's in the heart of any candidate when they are seeking our vote while on the campaign trail. But the Honorable Judge Erica Hughes is proving that she has a sincere heart whereas our children are concerned. And in my opinion, she’s going well beyond the call of duty. In a lot of cases, judges are so inundated with handling the people’s business that they have little time for anything else – but Judge Hughes, through strict time-management and great court staff is finding the time. When we think of judges, we don’t typically think of them as inspirational leaders. We tend to typically expected for them to hear allegations, listen to testimony, rule on the admissibility of evidence, let defendants know their rights, issue instructions to the jury, question witnesses, and rule on motions put forth by counsel appearing before them. But as it pertains to County Criminal Court at Law #3 you can add making a difference in the lives of our young people to that bucket list.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

I am eager to follow judges like the Honorable Judge Erica Hughes going forward. What can you expect to see from her and her colleagues? Well, I’m glad you asked. I believe that we can expect to see these newly elected judges preside over their courtrooms in fair and unbiased manners. I also expect that we’re going to see these newly elected judges fighting hard to protect the constitutional rights of the citizens who come before them. I furthermore believe that we’re going to see these newly elected judges impose much fairer sentences on defendants who are found guilty in their courtrooms. Now, while we expect to see compassion from these newly elected judges, I do not expect to see any of them issuing get-out-of-jail-free cards – as some folks are suggesting. What can you do? Well, for starters, you can keep Judge Erica Hughes in your prayers as God's plan for her, and her colleagues continue to unfold.

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Judge Genesis Draper is the newest member of the distinguished group of Democratic judges in Harris County, Texas. Judge Draper was appointed recently as the replacement for the late Judge Cassandra Hollemon, who recently passed away. Judge Draper will preside over the County Criminal Court at Law #12 courtroom. In case you don't know, if challenged in the 2022 Democratic Party Primary, this bench will be up for re-election on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. If unchallenged, Judge Genesis Draper will more than likely have to compete against a Republican challenger in the November 2022 Midterm Election.

Congratulation to Judge Genesis Draper on Her Recent Appointment as Judge for County Criminal Court at Law #12 in Harris County, Texas

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"We can never replace Judge Cassandra Hollemon, but today we honored her legacy and the will of the voters by appointing Genesis E. Draper to the bench. Ms. Draper has an exemplary legal career as a public defender. And like Judge Hollemon, she is dedicated to ensuring everyone receives fair treatment and equal justice in Harris County regardless of who they are or how much money they have," said Commissioner Rodney Ellis.

Before her appointment as Judge for Harris County Criminal Court at Law #12, Genesis Draper worked as an Assistant Public Defender at Harris County’s Public Defenders Office. She served as an Assistant Public Defender for almost two years. Before that, she worked as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for almost six years. She’s also worked as a Career Counselor at the University of Houston Law Center.

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Aubrey R. Taylor is the President/CEO of Aubrey R. Taylor Communications, the publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©. Taylor has more than 28-years of experience in marketing branding, reporting, public relations and political consulting. He’s assisted in branding Republican and Democratic candidates in statewide elections and in local municipalities throughout the State of Texas. Over the years, he’s also assisted in branding and marketing (through his various publications) such corporations and institutions as Shell Oil, The City of Houston, Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, Chevron, Waste Management, Nationwide Insurance, Momentum Jaguar/BMW, Channel 11, Channel 13, State Farm Insurance, and Allstate Insurance to name a few. But, please note that the thoughts expressed by Aubrey R. Taylor do not necessarily reflect the thoughts and opinions of any Houston Business Connections Newspaper© advertisers, supporters, sponsors, or readers. You can click here to view a recent edition of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© online!

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Judge Erica Hughes is featured in "This Moment in Texas History" by Houston Business Connections Magazine©

Judge Erica Hughes (Presiding Judge for County Criminal Court at Law #3 in Harris County, Texas) is a living testament that dreams do come true! So, as we prepare to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 21, 2019, Houston Business Connections Magazine© will be featuring awesome people who are living their dreams during this pivotal moment in the history of our great nation. Congratulations to Judge Erica Hughes for not being afraid to go after her dream of becoming a judge back on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the midterm election. It is our hope that her accomplishment spurs other proud Americans to go after their dream, and serves as "PROOF POSITIVE" that dreams do indeed still come true for those who dare to believe.  HISTORICAL FACT: Back in 1964, at 35 years old, Martin Luther King, Jr. became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. 

Houston Business Connections Magazine© would like to take this moment to thank Judge Erica Hughes for going after her dream!

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Please let this "HISTORICAL DOCUMENT" serve as "PROOF POSITIVE" that your dream can come true too! And I implore you to remember these timeless words spoken forth by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that still ring true today: "Everybody can be great ... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." 

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Houston Business Connections Magazine© is Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 21, 2019, and beyond...

During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history.

Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led a nonviolent movement in the late 1950s and ‘60s to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the United States. While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary,” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals. He went on to lead similar campaigns against poverty and international conflict, always maintaining fidelity to his principles that men and women everywhere, regardless of color or creed, are equal members of the human family.

Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Nobel Peace Prize lecture and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” are among the most revered orations and writings in the English language. His accomplishments are now taught to American children of all races, and his teachings are studied by scholars and students worldwide. He is the only non-president to have a national holiday dedicated in his honor and is the only non-president memorialized on the Great Mall in the nation’s capitol. He is memorialized in hundreds of statues, parks, streets, squares, churches and other public facilities around the world as a leader whose teachings are increasingly-relevant to the progress of humankind.

Some of Dr. King’s most important achievements include:

 In 1955, he was recruited to serve as spokesman for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was a campaign by the African-American population of Montgomery, Alabama to force integration of the city’s bus lines. After 381 days of nearly universal participation by citizens of the black community, many of whom had to walk miles to work each day as a result, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in transportation was unconstitutional.

 In 1957, Dr. King was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an organization designed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. He would serve as head of the SCLC until his assassination in 1968, a period during which he would emerge as the most important social leader of the modern American civil rights movement.

 In 1963, he led a coalition of numerous civil rights groups in a nonviolent campaign aimed at Birmingham, Alabama, which at the time was described as the “most segregated city in America.” The subsequent brutality of the city’s police illustrated most vividly by television images of young blacks being assaulted by dogs and water hoses, led to a national outrage resulting in a push for unprecedented civil rights legislation. It was during this campaign that Dr. King drafted the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” the manifesto of Dr. King’s philosophy and tactics, which is today required-reading in universities worldwide.

 Later in 1963, Dr. King was one of the driving forces behind the March for Jobs and Freedom, more commonly known as the “March on Washington,” which drew over a quarter-million people to the national mall. It was at this march that Dr. King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which cemented his status as a social change leader and helped inspire the nation to act on civil rights. Dr. King was later named Time magazine’s “Man of the Year.”

 In 1964, at 35 years old, Martin Luther King, Jr. became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech in Oslo is thought by many to be among the most powerful remarks ever delivered at the event, climaxing at one point with the oft-quoted phrase “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.”

 Also in 1964, partly due to the March on Washington, Congress passed the landmark Civil Rights Act, essentially eliminating legalized racial segregation in the United States. The legislation made it illegal to discriminate against blacks or other minorities in hiring, public accommodations, education or transportation, areas which at the time were still very segregated in many places.

The next year, 1965, Congress went on to pass the Voting Rights Act, which was an equally-important set of laws that eliminated the remaining barriers to voting for African-Americans, who in some locales had been almost completely disenfranchised. This legislation resulted directly from the Selma to Montgomery, AL March for Voting Rights lead by Dr. King.

 Between 1965 and 1968, Dr. King shifted his focus toward economic justice – which he highlighted by leading several campaigns in Chicago, Illinois – and international peace – which he championed by speaking out strongly against the Vietnam War. His work in these years culminated in the “Poor Peoples Campaign,” which was a broad effort to assemble a multiracial coalition of impoverished Americans who would advocate for economic change.

 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s less than thirteen years of nonviolent leadership ended abruptly and tragically on April 4th, 1968, when he was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King’s body was returned to his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, where his funeral ceremony was attended by high-level leaders of all races and political stripes.

Donate to the King Center and Get Involved Today!

Over the past year, we have been inundated with violence in our nation and around the world!  These tragic circumstances have served as searing reminders of the continued relevance of Dr. King's message of nonviolence.  We need to hear and embrace Dr. King's message now more than ever!

We need your support to ensure that Dr. King's voice is heard and this critical work continues.  Your donation will help us engage, educate, and train people around the world using Dr. King’s nonviolent philosophy and strategies, which we call Nonviolence365™ (NV365™).  With your help and with God’s grace, peace will prevail and The King Center will continue Dr. King’s mission for nonviolent social change.

Let’s stand together… on this King Holiday, and make a difference by making a contribution that honors the work and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

$3 – Become an "Activist Supporter" and help the King Center spread the message of nonviolence around the world $30 – In honor of the 30-Year Anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, become an "NV365™ Champion Supporter" and fund our Nonviolence365™ Education and Training Programs

$60 – In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, become a “Drum Major for Justice” and help The King Center develop innovative digital and technology solutions that spread Dr. King’s Nonviolence philosophy and teach ways to become a “Beloved Community”

$300 - become a "Youth Champion" by supporting CAMP NOW, a nonviolence and leadership training camp for young people.

Other – Become a "Movement Supporter" by giving a donation of your choice

The King Center is a 501(c)3. All donations are tax-deductible

Your generous support helps us promote and preserve Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy, support programmatic growth, provide nonviolence education and training, and maintain The King Center facilities visited by over a million people each year.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc. is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and your donation may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income purposes. Please consult with your tax advisor or the Internal Revenue Service regarding specific questions about your deductions.

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Erica Hughes Shares Why She's a Better Candidate than Judge Natalie C. Fleming for Harris County Criminal Court at Law #3

Attorney Erica Hughes is currently running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law #3 in Harris County, Texas. Attorney Erica Hughes will face off against Judge Natalie C. Fleming in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election when early voting begins on Monday, October 22, 2018. Attorney Hughes' interview will be published in the next edition of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© featuring the highly contested race for United States Senate between Senator Ted Cruz and U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke on the cover.

 

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AUBREY R. TAYLOR: Why should voters in Harris County, Texas cast their ballot for you over your opponent on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the Midterm Election?

ATTORNEY ERICA HUGHES: “The citizens of Harris County should vote for me because I am the best candidate for the position. Harris County deserves a candidate who is qualified in every aspect. Not only do I possess 12 years of legal experience representing the government and defense, I continue to serve my country as a commissioned officer in the United States military. I have worked for 11 years as an educator and I am currently an adjunct faculty member at San Jacinto College. These experiences have developed my perspective as an agent of change and reinforced the desire to serve my community. Harris County is the third largest County in the U.S. and should lead the charge in criminal justice reform. For far too long Harris County Criminal Judges have stood by and participated in mass incarceration, resisted bail reform, and turned a blind eye to defendants with mental illness and chemical dependence. The past 20 years have not yielded any change within Harris County. Harris County is also diverse and represents many individuals. The presiding Judges do not represent the diversity of the county and cannot relate to the current population. I will bring diversity and compassion to all on the bench. I know the criminal justice system is a necessary and vital part of our society, and I will help restore integrity, fairness, justice, and honor for all. I will be the candidate that will take a stand and lead the efforts in criminal justice reform for Harris County.”

ARE YOU HOPING FOR A BLUE WAVE OR RED STORM ON NOVEMBER 6TH?

"Whether you’re a Democrat hoping for a “BLUE WAVE” to flow through Harris County, Texas, or a “REPUBLICAN” looking for a “RED STORM” to blow through town you had better not take any vote for granted in the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Midterm Election whereas Harris County, Texas is concerned. And with that said, I am imploring all of my loyal readers to tell all of their family, friends, associates, and passers-by about the importance of every vote in what I’m expecting to be one of the most important elections of our lifetime. And please don’t forget that early voting will begin on Monday, October 22, 2018, and end on Friday, November 2, 2018. And finally, to avoid the long lines on Election Day, you are strongly encouraged to vote early at one of the (46) forty-six "EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS" conveniently located throughout Harris County, Texas."

 

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Juli Mathew and Tricia Krenek are the 2018 Democratic and Republican candidates running for Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3

Juli Mathew and Tricia Krenek are the Democratic and Republican candidates running for Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3 on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in Fort Bend County, Texas. Early voting will begin on Monday, October 22, 2018, and end on Friday, November 2, 2018.

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MAYOR OWEN AND HIS WIFE JANE ARE ENCOURAGING ALL REGISTERED FORT BEND COUNTY VOTERS TO VOTE EARLY!

Mayor Allen Owen is also asking for the Vote of Every Registered Missouri City, Texas Voter on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Says Aubrey R. Taylor, Publisher of Houston Business Connections Newspaper© 

Mayor Allen Owen is running for re-election in Missouri City, Texas on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. If you live in Missouri City, Texas and want to run for office on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, the filing period started back on Saturday, July 21, 2018, and will close on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. sharp. The race for Mayor of Missouri City, Texas, Councilmember At-Large Position No. 1, and Councilmember At-Large Position No. 2 will be on the ballot this coming November. 

MAYOR OWEN LOVES MISSOURI CITY

Mayor Allen Owen and his wife Jane have been married for more than 50 years. And they’ve spent over 40 of those years serving the people of Missouri City, Texas. I can assure you that they both love “The Show Me City,” dearly. As for Mayor Allen Owen, well, he's dedicated his life to being a committed husband, father, business and civic leader in the city he loves. However, back during the October 17, 2016, regular Missouri City, Texas Council meeting, Councilmembers voted 4-3 to approve a resolution that moved Missouri City's general election from May to November. Thus, Mayor Allen Owen needs the vote of every registered voter who lives within the boundaries of Missouri City, Texas to remain in office. So, please, please, please, remind all your family, friends, co-workers, and associates that early voting will begin on Monday, October 22, 2018, and end on Friday, November 2, 2018.

JACQUIE BALY ENDORSES MAYOR OWEN

AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "On behalf of the Houston Business Connections Newpaper© I would like to thank Jacquie Baly for endorsing Mayor Allen Owen in his bid for re-election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, in the race for Mayor of Missouri City, Texas. In case you don't already know, Mayor Allen Owen values every vote. And he's asking for your vote inside this "FORT BEND COUNTY SPOTLIGHT" edition of Houston Business Connections Newspaper©. So, please be reminded that early voting will begin on Monday, October 22, 2018, and end Friday, November 2, 2018. And finally, please, please, please, don't forget that it's imperative that we make it our business to elect the "BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES" who value us we go to the polls to vote."

 

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