Meet Harris County s newest judges, the only Latinas to sit on a criminal bench
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Ana Martinez, 179th District Court, left, and Natalia Cornelio, 351st District Court, two incoming criminal district court judges in Harris County, pose for a portrait in the East End Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Houston. Martinez and Cornelio are the only two Latina district court judges on the bench, and just the second and third over a period of 15 years.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Ana Martinez, 179th District Court, left, and Natalia Cornelio, 351st District Court, two incoming criminal district court judges in Harris County, pose for a portrait in the East End Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 in Houston. Martinez and Cornelio are the only two Latina district court judges on the bench, and just the second and third over a period of 15 years.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Court records chronicling Aguirre’s arrest also reveal new details of an extensive investigation of alleged voter fraud funded through an organization run by conservative activist Steven Hotze and former Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill. Affidavits by Aguirre and others were used as evidence in several lawsuits the Republicans filed this fall challenging Texas and Harris County’s election plans.
The charging documents reveal that beyond pushing a conspiracy theory that Democrats had collected hundreds of thousands of fraudulent ballots, the “citizens investigation” by Aguirre and others put at least one resident in danger.
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Court records chronicling Aguirre’s arrest also reveal new details of an extensive investigation of alleged voter fraud funded through an organization run by conservative activist Steven Hotze and former Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill. Affidavits by Aguirre and others were used as evidence in several lawsuits the Republicans filed this fall challenging Texas and Harris County’s election plans.
The charging documents reveal that beyond pushing a conspiracy theory that Democrats had collected hundreds of thousands of fraudulent ballots, the “citizens investigation” by Aguirre and others put at least one resident in danger.