- James D. Squier
Infobox_Judge
name = Honorable James D."Jim" Squier
date of birth= birth date and age|1946|7|18
place of birth=Chicago, IL
state =Houston
term =1994 -2007
preceded=Honorable Robert Webb
succeeded= Judge David Farr
party = Republican
religion =Christian
spouse = Bonnie S. SquierJames D. "Jim" Squier (born
July 18 ,1946 ) is currently a Senior District Judge in Texasjurist formerly presiding over the 312th District Court ofHarris County, Texas , the nation's third most populous county, encompassing the city ofHouston .Born in
Chicago, Illinois July 18, 1946, Squier, whose family moved to Houston in 1949, has lived continually in Houston or Harris County since 1949, attending Garden Villas Elementary andJesse H. Jones High School . Squier earned from the University of Houston, aBachelor of Science in 1968. While a teacher and coach in the Pasadena, Texas school district, Squier earned aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Houston in 1974. In private practice from 1974 to 1987, Squier was appointed in 1987 asAssociate Judge of the 312th District Court and in 1994, was elected aspresiding judge of that court, where he has served following reelection in 1998, 2002, and 2006.Members of the Houston Bar Association judged Squier the highest rated district judge in the 1998 Judicial Opinion poll. He was chosen 2002 Family Judge of the Year by the
Houston Police Officers Union , the 2004 Civil Judge of the Year [ [http://bestof.houstonpress.com/bestof/award.php?award=31653&year=] Houston Press] ] and, from 1995-2003, was selected by colleagues as theAdministrative Judge of the Family Trial Division.CAREER CHANGE & POLITICS
After 20 years in a family court, Judge Squier stepped off the bench with three years left to his term in order to run for Congress - Texas Congressional District 22 encompassing parts of Fort Bend, Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria counties.
FACTS
District courts are the highest leveltrial court in theTexas judicial system and the 312th is one of 59 district courts with jurisdiction county-wide and it handles primarily family matters.External links & References
*http://www.squierforcongress.com
* [http://www.justex.net/Courts/FAMILY/FAMILYCourt.aspx?crt=59 Official Harris County District Court Site]
* [http://bestof.houstonpress.com/bestof/award.php?award=31653&year= Houston Press Website]
* [http://houston.citysearch.com/profile/9837597/?brand=smx_yp-nc Houston City Search]
* [http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/2006gensby.htm Texas Secretary of State Official Site]
* [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/gray/4735794.html Book of Judges from Houston Chronicle]
* [http://www.2008racetracker.com/page/TX-22?t=anon Texas Congressional District 22 Race Tracker]References
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