William E. Moody has served as the presiding judge of the 34th District Court in El Paso since 1986.
2010 Election
Moody in October 2009 announced that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination for the Texas Supreme Court. He intended to use a blimp to travel around the state and advertise his campaign.
2006 Election
Moody was the Democratic nominee for Place Two on the Supreme Court of Texas in the November 2006 general election.Campaign website His opponent was the incumbent, Justice Don Willett. Moody sought to become the first El Pasoan to be elected to statewide office in Texas as well as the only Democrat on the Court, whose current membership is all Republican.Reprint from UTEP Prospector In his campaign, he walked across Texas, which drew extensive press coverage.Reprint from Houston Chronicle, September 18, 2006.San Antonio Express News, September 18, 2006 List of articles at campaign website Moody was defeated in the general election.
Endorsements
Moody received the endorsements of the following Texas newspapers:
The Amarillo Globe-NewsAmarillo Globe & News, October 15, 2006 The Austin American-StatesmanAustin American Statesman, October 16, 2006 The Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle, October 20, 2006 The Daily TexanReprint from The Daily Texan, October 23, 2006 The Dallas Morning NewsDallas Morning News, September 12, 2006 The El Paso Times The Fort Worth Star-TelegramFort Worth Star-Telegram, October 17, 2006 The Houston ChronicleHouston Chronicle, October 23, 2006 The Lufkin Daily NewsLufkin Daily News, October 19, 2006 The San Antonio Express-NewsSan Antonio Express-News, October 18, 2006 The Victoria Advocate The Waco Tribune-Herald In addition, Moody was the favored candidate of Texas lawyers in a non-partisan poll conducted by the Texas State Bar.Results of the Texas Bar 2006 Judicial Poll, February 2006
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