Is Hays County Politics Getting Dirty?

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• Chris Johnson, no relation to me thank the Lord, doesn't care about integrity and following the rules. A "man" so blatantly lying about a difficult time in another man's life to gain political votes lacks a moral compass. I trust a man who can own up to his mistakes. We cannot trust Chris Johnson, a "man" who heaps one lie on top of another.

  The timing of the mailer was deliberately done inside the 30 day window before the primary election. Chris Johnson knows full well Judge Glickler cannot force a retraction and apology prior to the primary (required under Texas defamation notice prior to a lawsuit).

• We can't trust Glickler to get behind the wheel of a car. A county judge that can't hear a DWI case or obstructing highway based on his history.

  If talking from experience like he says makes you a better judge then he has more experience in terms of getting arrested.

  Wonder what other experience Glickler has? If some of the rumors are true then based on experience Glickler should run for District judge.

  • You trust a man who knowingly lies and then lies again in a feeble attempt to cover it up?

    Chris Johnson has made a career in misdemeanor prosecutions while those around him "move up" to felony prosecutions. That says something and it's not good for Chris Johnson.

  • I am retired now from Travis County. While there our County Judge - Judge Biscoe was convicted of a DWI. Many folks "demanded" his resignation; many stating he was unfit for office. He owned up to the DWI, sought treatment and counseling and did not resign from office and continued to be a respected official at Travis. We all make mistakes - it is how we handle our mistakes that speaks to true character.

• Judge Glickler has been hearing DWI cases his entire time on the bench. And has been able to hear contested DWI matters since a judge ruled in June 2017, that he is able to be fair and impartial in ALL cases.

• Pathetic attempt at avoiding the real issue if you want to consider the floods only one day. That was an event that lasted weeks. Other elected officials were helping recovery efforts and searching for missing people. Glickler had an entirely different type of recovery going on. Judges get upset with repeat offenders all the time. Glickler had a second chance but didn't seem to concerned with it. In actuality Glickler had had more then a second chance. How many chances have you had Dave? How many times have you viewed the bench from the other side where you were looking up at the Judge instead of down on the accused?

• So do we ignore the 2009 professional inpropriety made by Johnson leading to an ADA in the Hays County DA's office to speak out and then resign due to the horrible and legally questionable act committed by Johnson in the Shipman narcotics case and her inability to work in a system that allowed it. Johnson was demoted to the misdemeanor division after only a very few short years of prosecuting felonies. He has very little experience with felonies, but 9 years of stagninacy in the misdemeanors division while other prosecutors have come in and been promoted over him for all these years. Why is that? As an employer, which we voters essentially are to these elected officials, wouldn't you want to know more about a candidate's employment history - why they were demoted and why they have no professional progress in nearly a decade? I sure would. Are they complacent in their career? Is mediocrity the best they want to give? I want an employee with a drive that shows and evidence they have something to bring to the table to advance and develop over time, not just tow the line with no personal or professional growth. I would also be leary of a candidate that made a terrible choice to be underhanded, especially in due process. Do you want a judge that has been called out for professional acts in the courtroom that probably should have had him reprimanded by the Bar, if not license suspension. Also, when you look at qualifications between the two candidates, you will notice Johnson is severely lacking in overall and diverse experience, not to mention he lacks the board certification of his opponent. Judge Glickler does not deny the poor choice made the night of May 26, 2015. He has owned it and he is making his reparations. Be careful casting stones around all the glass houses folks. In your entire life have you made a mistake or maybe even the same one more than once, because I can honestly say that I have. I have had complicated things happen in my life that led me to making the same choice twice that was not necessarily the best choice. Should people be given another chance? Can people change? If the answer is no, as Johnson suggests, then I fear how one looks at others that may come before them seeking a chance to rebuild. It sure would be a sad society if you make a mistake and are exiled and disallowed any future opportunities to change and become a better person. If you want to claim an inability to do a job because of one personal mistake, how many companies need to begin a mass firing or refuse to hire people? Johnson's intentional doctoring of the photo on his extremely trashy flier was not JUST a date mishap as he would have you believe. They intentional nature of it is solidified with the phrase below the date noting "The night of the Hays County Floods", in order to evoke an emotional outrage by voters and imply that while a natural disaster of unimaginable proportions was taking place the judge was out driving intoxicated. That phrase printed below the doctored and UNOFFICIAL date, made to look like a date stamp, goes to show the intention of the misinforming date placed on it. Is there any other true explanation other than a plain dirty political tactic by an unscrupulous candidate that touts about his Eagle Scout? No, there is not. His only platform is to destroy Glickler's reputation based on a personal mistake, despite his own grievous professional (in the course of his act of his job as a prosecutor) inpropriety, instead of running on his merits, probably due to the lack of accolades or true accomplishments over his demoted and stagnant career. I would strongly encourage all Hays County voters to be mindful and due your due diligence to research and get to know all candidates in every race before heading to the polling place.

• Judge Glickler please tell your staff to go back to work and not do your campaign defense on county time.

• To A NP. Let's take a look at due dilligence, because you oblviously have not done yours. However, perhaps due dilligence needs to include a records check from other states into Judge Glickler or are we not supposed to talk about that

  Apparently the Shipman controversy was nothing. Unlike a judge with multiple arrests.

• I wish it was that simple and factual that I am a staffer. However I am not. I am a voter and a concerned citizen. Just an average "joe".

• Watched the County Commissioners Video from 2/13/18, interesting little tidbit at about the 16:20 + mark. I would encourage others to watch it.

  • A NP,

    We have a policy to not allow our readers to insert links into comments as they could lead someone to who knows where and they can contain viruses... so thank you for not including the link to the video.

    However, Corridor News will share links that we know personally will not harm our viewers whether they are underage or contain malicious viruses or malware.

    The timestamp mentioned is 16:20 and is only about 10 to 20 seconds long.
    http://hays.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=278

    Thank you for reading,
    Your Corridor News Team

• In today's world we call it Fake News. It's what desperate people like Hillary Clinton try to steer the conversation to instead of always being in damage control mode and having no plan or any business being in office.

  Does Judge Glickler have anything to offer in terms of progress or planning? I only hear apologies and regrets. Those apologies and regrets are just going to have to keep coming because if his true character is revealed and people who know him start to speak out he will run and hide

  • mj,

    As we stated below we do not allow our readers to include links in their comments due to malware and viruses for other readers safety

    But we do find it interesting that you are trying to post a link from someone who was convicted of DWI and multiple other charges including drugs.