The spreadsheet created by Erik Manning:
| District Judge, 486th Judicial District (CRIMINAL) (R-INC Aaron Burdette) | |||||||
| Vivian King | D | D | D | D | N/A | ||
| Roderick Rodgers | D | D | D | N/A | N/A | ||
| Gemayel “G” Haynes | D | D | D | R | $11,679 | ||
Gemayel Haynes – Website – Facebook
Vivian King – Website – Facebook
Roderick Rodgers – Website – Facebook – The website is from last year when he ran for JP.
Judicial Candidates cannot fight back when attacked by the endless barrage of lies perpetrated by the Republican Party. It is important that the Democratic Party and its supporters do the fighting for the judges.
Gemayel King or Roderick Rogers are the best choices to represent the Democratic Party in November next year.
A Greg Abbott judge appointee represents the Court, and the Republicans will do everything to keep the Republicans in office.
Unfortunately, if the Democratic Party members do not spread the word that Vivian King is the worst candidate to select as the only female, it would not surprise me that she would win the primary. On paper Ms. King is very well qualified, but the Republicans will eat her up alive with the admonishment from the highest Criminal Court in the state.
Here are relevant snippets from Judge Slaughter’s opinion:
- “Given the egregious behavior of counsel in this case [Vivian King] … I write separately to advise others on how to avoid needless, inefficient, wasteful, and unjust post-conviction litigation …”
- “Counsel [Ms. King] represented to Applicant in unequivocal terms that she would file the [petition] on his behalf, but then failed to do so …. [O]nce counsel informed [her client] that she would assist him in that regard, she could not simply fail to carry out her commitment … [I]t is abundantly clear that counsel’s actions unfairly deprived [Ms. King’s client] of his ability to pursue a [petition] in this Court.”
- “[I]t is not credible that this was simply a “typo.” First, [Ms. King’s] letter did not provide that [her client] had the right to file a pro se PDR, but it did inform him that he had the right to file a pro se writ of habeas corpus. Had this been merely a typo, counsel would have informed [her client] of his right to file pro se for both a PDR and a writ. Second, [the client] sent counsel [Ms. King] several letters inquiring about the PDR she promised to file on his behalf, thereby placing her on notice of the ‘typo.’ Despite this notice, counsel failed to correct the ‘typo’ until after [her client] filed the instant writ and filed a grievance with the State Bar.”
- “Counsel’s credibility is also called into question by her failure to respond to Applicant’s letters inquiring about the PDR, as well as her more than 18-month delay in responding to [her client’s] habeas allegations.”
- When discussing Ms. King’s behavior, Judge Slaughter implicitly accuses Vivian King of lying to the court by explicitly referencing the rule of professional responsibility related to “Candor Toward the Tribunal,” which requires that “a lawyer shall not knowingly: (1) make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal[.]”
Vivian King
LAW SCHOOL
| School Degree earned | Graduation Date |
|---|---|
| Texas Southern University | 05/1992 |
PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
State Bar of Texas
No Public Disciplinary History
Other States
None Reported By Attorney
COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
Federal:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas Eastern District Court
Texas Northern District Court
Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court
Texas Western District Court
I can understand why Ms. King may not wish to have a website or Facebook profile as the first article that appeared when I Goggled her name, was an admonishment from the highest criminal court in the state.
Photo Credit: The Site Gallery, taken during a fundraiser that Vivian King hosted for District Attorney Ogg shortly before Ogg won election and hired Ms. King to be her chief of staff, a senior leadership position commanding one of the highest salaries in the office]
Before Vivian King served as Chief of Staff for Kim Ogg at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, she worked in private practice, including as a criminal defense lawyer.
Last week, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals—the highest court in Texas for criminal law matters—found that Ms. King provided ineffective assistance of counsel and the quality of her work was “deficient” in a case where the client received a life sentence. As the Court explained:
“In the letter, appellate counsel told [her client], “I will file this petition for you.” Appellate counsel did not file [the petition], and the deadline to do so expired … ‘If appellate counsel’s action or inaction denies [the] defendant his opportunity to prepare and file [a] petition for discretionary review, [the] defendant has been denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel.’ Appellate counsel was deficient as alleged.”
In other words, Ms. King failed to file a petition which would allow her client to appeal his conviction and life sentence after reassuring him, in writing, that she would. King’s failure cost her client his right to appeal.
Another reason not to vote for Vivian King.
Gemayel King
LAW SCHOOL
| School Degree earned | Graduation Date |
|---|---|
| Texas Tech University Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) | 05/2007 |
PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
State Bar of Texas
No Public Disciplinary History
COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
Federal:
Texas Eastern District Court
Other Courts:
None Reported By Attorney
Other States Licensed:
None Reported By Attorney
Roderick Rogers
LAW SCHOOL
| School Degree earned | Graduation Date |
|---|---|
| Texas Southern University Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) | 05/2016 |
PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
State Bar of Texas
No Public Disciplinary History
COURTS OF ADMITTANCE
Federal:
Texas Southern District Court
Other Courts:
None Reported By Attorney
Other States Licensed:
None Reported By Attorney
