Houston Mayor Annise Parker has named Municipal Court Judge Barbara E. Hartle, 50, as chief presiding judge of the city’s municipal courts.
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund lists Hartle as one of only a few out members of the Texas judiciary. Others are also from the Houston area.
“I believe Judge Hartle has the leadership qualities needed to direct our city’s court system to be even more responsive and efficient,” Parker said in a press release. “She is the only candidate with previous experience — both within and outside of Houston – in law enforcement, prosecution, administration, and judicial matters.”
Former Mayor Bill White, who’s currently running for governor, appointed Hartle municipal judge in April 2009. Before that, she served as an associate municipal judge.
OutSmart magazine reports that Hartle and her partner met in 1993. They have two children. Their daughter is also a lesbian and has two children.
Before moving to Houston, Hartle lived in Austin where her experience included serving as a guardianship attorney at the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, regional attorney for adult protective services at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, staff attorney for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice State Counsel for Offenders, and assistant city attorney for the city of Austin.
The court system that Hartle will head is the largest municipal court in Texas and one of the largest nationwide.
Finally, our plan is working.
The Gay Agenda will soon take over every office of government, every classroom, every job in America!!!!! (voice raising, beads of sweat on brow)
Pat Robertson is currently planning a fund-raising event to combat this insidious plot.
Fred Phelps has killed his own children in protest.
The Mormons are contemplating openly allowing polygamy to increase the numbers of “pure” babies. (if only they knew, we have our ways, hoohoo hehehehhahahahah)
Next we need to set up our network of recruiting offices.
Montemalone – whose plan is “our”? It certainly isn’t mine. While I am a lesbian, I value balance and respect for others – hetersexuals, homosexuals and all shades in between – and their perspectives and values. When you say, “our”, I respectfully ask that you exclude me. I am not part of any plan that embraces promoting (or excluding) people based solely on their sexual orientation. There are brilliant people in every category of life.
It does not matter,if you support or you don’t support homosexuals. If you are a homosexual God has made it clear and there is no other way,but to turn from homosexual ways. You must believe in Jesus, and be baptized in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit or you will never see the face of GOd.
These are not words,they are God’s.
This is only a symptom of the disease that is destroying America . Their is nothing natural about the queer life style and never will be .
If it was natural it would have become extinct long ago .
Boy + Boy =0
Girl + Girl = 0
0 offspring to continue the line.
You people have the right to do what ever you want . Keep it to yourselves ,stay away from our schools , children ,and stop recruting young people by telling the LIE that it OK and normal.
First, WJWhite, you do not know what you are talking about, the Bible Actually states it differently, but you are too close-minded to see the Truth.
And Robert, Science has PROVEN that YOU ARE WRONG, and if one looks AT Nature, you find it EVERYWHERE…
But, on this whole subject. The US Supreme Court upheld Fred Phelps and the Hillsborough Baptist Churches RIGHT to Free Speech, REGARDLESS of how Vile or Bigoted it is, and because of that, this Judge Has Not Right to make a Ruling on this case, because it was Already Upheld in the Highest Court.