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Kocurek, a former prosecutor, was appointed to the court by then-Gov. George W. Bush in 1999. She went on to become the only Republican elected to a state district judgeship in Travis County, the heavily-Democratic county that is home to the State Capitol. In 2006, she switched to the Democratic party, the Austin American-Statesman said.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-state-judge-julie-kocurek-shot-her-driveway-austin-cops-n459176

Quote from: walkstall on November 07, 2015, 08:29:53 AM
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Kocurek, a former prosecutor, was appointed to the court by then-Gov. George W. Bush in 1999. She went on to become the only Republican elected to a state district judgeship in Travis County, the heavily-Democratic county that is home to the State Capitol. In 2006, she switched to the Democratic party, the Austin American-Statesman said.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-state-judge-julie-kocurek-shot-her-driveway-austin-cops-n459176

Yes, what does it tell you about her conservative credentials when Bush appointed her?

She was a faux republican (RINO) who must have gotten a pang of conscience and corrected her affiliation. 

They find a perp or know why she was shot?

Quote from: kroz on November 07, 2015, 11:10:12 AM
Yes, what does it tell you about her conservative credentials when Bush appointed her?

She was a faux republican (RINO) who must have gotten a pang of conscience and corrected her affiliation.

Yep! Unlike with the Marxist demokrats, when republicans appoint a judge, you never know for sure where they stand.

Kocurek has been the presiding judge of the 390th District Court since January 1999, according to her official webpage. She's had her hand in many cases in that time, including high-profile political cases involving former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom Delay.

She has also been active in the local community, including serving as a local co-chair in the National Campaign to Stop Violence, a past board member of the Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin and a supporter of the West Austin Youth Association.

Did any of these experiences -- either as a judge or in the community -- have anything to do with the Friday night shooting? Or could she have simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the shooter perhaps not even knowing who she was?

Authorities haven't given any indication, either way.

Still, there are several examples of judges and prosecutors being targeted in the United States in recent years.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/07/us/texas-judge-shot/index.html

Too early to know much.