Lowering the Bar: Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio

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Appendix: Profiles of the 14 Districts

Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio

Court's Partisan Split
Year     R's     D's

1997 4 3

2003 5 2

Current Court (May 2003)
Justice Term Expires

Alma Lopez (D) - Chief 2008

Catherine Stone (D) 2006

Paul Green (R) 2006

Sarah Duncan (R) 2006

Karen Angelini (R) 2006

Sandee Marion (R) 2004

Phylis Speedlin (R) 2006

Winning Fourth-District Races, 1996-2002
Justice (Party) Race Running Status Money
Raised    Money From
   Lawyers Top Donor Source

Karen A. Angelini (R) 1998 Incumbent
$157,255
45% BexarPAC (doctors)

Karen A. Angelini (R) 2000 Incumbent
$15,957
73% Soules & Wallace

Sarah B. Duncan (R) 2000 Incumbent
$90,260
57% Duncan Truck

Paul W. Green (R) 2000 Incumbent
$90,793
62% Kleberg Law Firm

Phil Hardberger (D)⁹ 1996 Incumbent
$95,925
77% Perry Haas

Alma L. Lopez (D) 2000 Incumbent
$343,889
73% Lyons & Rhodes

Alma L. Lopez (D) 2002 Open
$338,670
82% Maloney & Maloney

Sandee Bryan Marion (R) 2002 Incumbent
$88,141
38% Tinsman Scott & Sciano

Catherine M. Stone (D) 2000 Incumbent
$180,589
80% Phil Watkins, PC

TOTAL:
   $1,401,479
69%

Top Fourth-District Donors
Source (PACs & Employees) Amount

Soules & Wallace^D
$33,200

Law Offices of Pat Maloney^P
$31,500

Maloney & Maloney^P
$22,750

Phil Watkins, PC^P
$21,350

Edwards Law Firm^P
$20,500

Lyons & Rhodes^P
$19,500

Person Whitworth Ramos Borchers & Morales^D
$17,600

Baron & Budd^P
$16,000

Hall & Bates^P
$16,000

Tinsman Scott & Sciano^P
$15,308

TOTAL:
   $213,708

D = Defense; P = Plaintiff

9 In a method error discovered at press time, this study erroneously includes the 1996 campaign of former Fourth District Chief Justice Phil Hardberger (D), who was not a sitting justice in January 2003. New Chief Justice Alma Lopez (who is properly included in this study) replaced Justice Hardberger when he did not seek reelection in 2002. This error—based on the 2003 edition of the Texas State Directory—has a negligible effect on trends reported in this study.

Justice	Term Expires
Alma Lopez (D) - Chief	2008
Catherine Stone (D)	2006
Paul Green (R)	2006
Sarah Duncan (R)	2006
Karen Angelini (R)	2006
Sandee Marion (R)	2004
Phylis Speedlin (R)	2006

Justice (Party)	Race	Running Status	Money Raised	Money From Lawyers	Top Donor Source
Karen A. Angelini (R)	1998	Incumbent	$157,255	45%	BexarPAC (doctors)
Karen A. Angelini (R)	2000	Incumbent	$15,957	73%	Soules & Wallace
Sarah B. Duncan (R)	2000	Incumbent	$90,260	57%	Duncan Truck
Paul W. Green (R)	2000	Incumbent	$90,793	62%	Kleberg Law Firm
Phil Hardberger (D)⁹	1996	Incumbent	$95,925	77%	Perry Haas
Alma L. Lopez (D)	2000	Incumbent	$343,889	73%	Lyons & Rhodes
Alma L. Lopez (D)	2002	Open	$338,670	82%	Maloney & Maloney
Sandee Bryan Marion (R)	2002	Incumbent	$88,141	38%	Tinsman Scott & Sciano
Catherine M. Stone (D)	2000	Incumbent	$180,589	80%	Phil Watkins, PC
		TOTAL:	$1,401,479	69%

Source (PACs & Employees)	Amount
Soules & Wallace^D	$33,200
Law Offices of Pat Maloney^P	$31,500
Maloney & Maloney^P	$22,750
Phil Watkins, PC^P	$21,350
Edwards Law Firm^P	$20,500
Lyons & Rhodes^P	$19,500
Person Whitworth Ramos Borchers & Morales^D	$17,600
Baron & Budd^P	$16,000
Hall & Bates^P	$16,000
Tinsman Scott & Sciano^P	$15,308
TOTAL:	$213,708