“Nearing the end of his first term in office, Republican County Attorney J D Lambright filed for re-election Thursday, November 19, 2015. Lambright stated, “It has been a great honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Montgomery County as their County Attorney. This county is one of the fastest growing in the U.S., and with that growth comes unique legal challenges. It is an exciting time in Montgomery County and I am proud to be a part of it.”
Elected in November 2012, Lambright took office on January 1, 2013. Lambright stated that “during my campaign, three cornerstones of my platform were (1) to improve responsiveness and accessibility to our clients throughout the county government; (2) to significantly enhance our litigation skills and expertise; and, (3) to ensure that my staff has the required skills, tools, and training to provide prompt, expert legal advice and services”.
Lambright said that “I pledged that I would assemble a top-notch team of attorneys, investigators, and legal support staff to ensure that these much-needed changes were implemented in a timely and fiscally conservative manner. I was committed to doing what was right, in the right manner, and for the right reasons. Given the extremely positive feedback we regularly receive from our diverse group of clients, I think my team has exceeded their expectations. In my first year, the County Attorney’s Office was awarded the honor of being named Department of the Year. Three of my staff have been recognized as employees of the month for the county, and one of my staff was named 2014 Employee of the Year from a group of over 2,200 county employees.” In 2014, J D Lambright was named Montgomery County Boss of the Year out of a field of 17 nominees.
The County Attorney’s Office is actually more like five law firms under one roof – Government Affairs, Civil Litigation, Child Protective Services, Real Property, and Juvenile Prosecution. According to Lambright “I place a tremendous emphasis on hiring the best and the brightest, and fostering an environment in which they can flourish and continue to advance their skills and expertise. My 30 person staff includes a double Board certified 30-year attorney, a Board certified paralegal, and another legal assistant who is currently awaiting the results of her Board certification exam.” Of the 1000’s of legal assistants in Montgomery County, only 5 are Board certified.
“Clearly my proudest accomplishment during these past 3 years, was finally achieving justice for the family of Robert Middleton. In 1998, then 8 year old Robert was doused with gasoline and set on fire on his birthday by a 13 year old neighbor boy to prevent him from revealing that the 13 year old had sexually assaulted him a few days earlier. The case had laid dormant for 15 years before I reopened it and filed capital murder charges against the perpetrator a few months after I took office. We were successful in getting the perpetrator, who was 28 by that time, certified to stand trial as an adult. Then working in close cooperation with the DA’s office, we tried the case to a jury in Galveston, who then convicted him of capital murder and handed down the maximum allowable sentence of 40 years in prison.”
Lambright concluded by saying that “I want to continue raising the performance bar in my office in order to provide the best possible legal advice and counsel to our clients. I look forward to serving the citizens of our great county for a second term.”
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