Mari Bennett, a well-known criminal defense attorney in Houston, Texas, recently said in his blog, “Defending People”, that he has decided to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, a statewide partisan judicial post. The American Bar Association Journal took note of the news. See here. The ABA Journal has a link to Bennett’s announcement.

Also, in Montana, Gerald J. McConnell has filed in the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate. He is a retired businessman with an impressive resume, and a Commissioner for Missoula Airport. Here is his resume. He will appear on the ballot as “Jerry McConnell.” Here is a newspaper story about his candidacy announcement. Thanks to Mike Fellows for this news.