Dion Ramos for Judge

Hi! I am Dion Ramos - an experienced litigation attorney. I have been a civil trial attorney in Harris County for 22 years. As a lawyer who has been to trial in over a hundred cases and appeared for hearings over a thousand times, I know what it means to be in a courtroom – and I know what it costs. Time is money - for the lawyers, for the clients and most importantly to the taxpayers who provide judges, staff and courtrooms for the litigants. If a judge is not trying enough cases - it costs the taxpayers money. If a judge is not ruling on motions before him - it costs taxpayers money. If a Judge has 20 lawyers in the courtroom for a hearing docket, it is not fair to the lawyer or his client for those hearings to take longer than absolutely necessary. Since time is money thousands of dollars can be wasted. Delayed justice costs everybody.

A fair and true Judge should posses these qualities:

1.	The judge needs to be familiar with the cases being brought before him/her so he can ask pertinent questions to make each hearing efficient.
2.	The judge needs to be decisive so decisions can be made quickly but accurately.
3.	The judge needs to communicate to the attorneys to make their arguments short and to the point, to not waste the court’s time and money.
4.	Hearings should be scheduled at staggered times so no one waits longer than they should.
5.	When it comes to jury trials, it is not fair to the jurors, the lawyers, their clients or the taxpayer to let the trial go on longer than necessary. There are many instances in which the judge can make things move faster while being fair to all litigants.

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I have handled hundreds of issues before District Court judges that should be routine. I already have the experience to know how to handle many matters that come before judges and will run my courtroom efficiently and fairly.

I will also make sure all lawyers who request jury trials have security in their trial settings and reasonable advanced notice of when they will be called to the courthouse for a definite start date and time. This saves resources on both sides of the bench - for the litigants and the taxpayers.

Above all, the overriding theme of every act and every decision is: Justice for All.

Dion Ramos: Experienced. Fair. Honest.

Dion Ramos, 2008 Democratic Candidate for Judge, 55th Judicial District Court Harris County. Paid political advertisement by Dion Ramos for Judge Campaign, Mike McBath, Treasurer, 6525 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas 77007, in compliance with the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.