Michael is a native Houstonian. He attended the University of Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He lives with his wife Katie and their son Porter in a tight-knit neighborhood in Houston.

Michael Adams-Hurta is from Houston, Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He lives with his wife, Katie, and their son.

Michael is a partner at Texas’s largest civil-appellate specialty law firm in Houston, where he litigates appeals in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals and other appellate courts across Texas. He previously worked as a law clerk for the Honorable George P. Kazen, a federal district judge in the Southern District of Texas, and for the Honorable Eva Guzman, a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas.

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Michael is a partner at a civil-appellate specialty law firm in Houston. He previously worked as a law clerk for a federal district judge in the Southern District of Texas and for a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas.

Michael Adams-Hurta’s campaign for Place 7 judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals is his latest bid for judicial office. He previously served as judge of the 152nd District Court from 2002 to 2008 and as judge of the 334th District Court from 2011 to 2013.

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As a partner at a civil-appellate specialty law firm, researches, drafts, and files appeals, and provides legal counsel and defense to clients, specializing in complex civil litigation and seeking to overturn or modify lower court decisions.

As a partner at a civil-appellate specialty law firm, researches, drafts, and files appeals, and provides legal counsel and defense to clients, seeking to overturn or modify lower court decisions.

- As a partner at a civil-appellate specialty law firm, researches, drafts, and files appeals, and provides legal counsel and defense to clients, seeking to overturn or modify lower court decisions.

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Judicial Administration

Believes the job of a judge is to interpret and apply laws "passed by and for the people."

Said, "laws often must be read in favor of the people exercising their democratic rights."

Believes the role of a judge is to read the law "in the context of our democracy."

- Believes the job of a judge is to interpret and apply laws "passed by and for the people."
- Said, "laws often must be read in favor of the people exercising their democratic rights."
- Believes the role of a judge is to read the law "in the context of our democracy."

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Volunteered with the Harris County Democratic Party Voter Protection team for 3 years.

Volunteered with the Harris County Democratic Party Voter Protection team for 3 elections.

- Volunteered with the Harris County Democratic Party Voter Protection team for 3 elections.

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Michael Adams-Hurta

- Believes the job of a judge is to interpret and apply laws "passed by and for the people."

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- In Texas, appeals from district and county courts, except death penalty cases, go to one of 14 intermediate courts of appeal.
- There are a total of 80 appellate court seats, distributed variably among the courts based on population across the 14 districts.
- Courts with more than three justices decide cases in rotating panels of three.
- Justices are elected in partisan elections for six-year terms.
- The yearly salary for a Court of Appeals justice in Texas is between $192,500 and $255,050 based on the total number of years they have served.

Hears appeals on orders and decisions made by lower trial courts.