FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: The Campaign to Re-Elect Judge Greg Wilhelm

Campaign Treasurer: Monica Wilhelm
P.O. Box 2539, Waxahachie, Texas 75168
972-351-0041 / info@GregWilhelm.com

JUDGE WILHELM ANNOUNCES BID FOR RE-ELECTION

Judge Greg Wilhelm, the Presiding Judge of the Ellis County Court at Law No. One, has announced his
campaign for re-election and looks forward to continuing his service to the citizens of Ellis County.
Since taking the bench in 2007, Judge Wilhelm has presided over civil, probate, and family law cases,
some of which include adoptions, highly-contested civil and estate lawsuits, cases of child and elder abuse,
disputed guardianships, land condemnation cases, civil Justice Court appeals, and debt-collection disputes.
Additionally, Judge Wilhelm possesses a firm commitment to public service. “My dedication to serving
was founded not only in the conservative, Christian values of my upbringing, but was fostered by my desire to
learn and apply the law, the Constitution, and public policy from the standpoint of Original Intent and the
perspective of the Founding Fathers.
Judge Wilhelm’s ability to successfully manage high-profile, complicated legal cases was exemplified,
early in his tenure, through his presiding over some of the most contested Jury Trials in the history of the Court,
and which has continued in cases simultaneously impacted by federal, state, and Native American tribal law.
“I believe that the only way a Judge is able to properly apply the law and the evidence to the facts of a
case, especially cases involving hundreds of pieces of evidence and weeks of testimony, is by careful and
thoughtful deliberations, and an unwavering commitment to the Rule of Law and to the Original Intent of the
Constitution.”
During his time on the bench, Judge Wilhelm has also enacted a number of significant case and financial
management improvements. These include, but are not limited to, expansion of the Child Protective Services
(CPS) Case Caucus Program; referral to private mediation of a growing number of civil lawsuits; expedited
Child Protection hearings; preservation of the Early Intervention CPS Case Management System; and expansion
of the appointment of volunteer guardians in child and elder cases.
“I have an ethical and administrative obligation to embrace a long-term vision and commitment to the
wise financial management of County resources – without sacrificing the protection of our children and their
futures by short-sighted and short-term shuffling of Court policies or case protocols – such as examining the
feasibility of a Public Defender’s Office and/or the option of retaining fixed-fee contract attorneys to represent a
majority of parents and children in CPS cases.” Our County must be fully-committed to serving and providing
care for the abused and neglected children of today, in order to help them avoid becoming the drug users, child
abusers, and felons of tomorrow.”
“As an attorney who operated a successful Ellis County law practice, I dedicated a substantial amount of
time to providing legal services to businesses, families, children, and the elderly. The vision to formally enter
public service became a reality with my County-wide election as Ellis County Treasurer, followed by my 2007
public appointment to the Court, by the County Commissioners, and my 2008 election to the bench.”
A 1982 business graduate of Baylor University, Judge Wilhelm worked for a number of years in private
business, and in 1990, upon his marriage to Monica, the couple moved to Ellis County. In 1995, he entered
graduate school at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, earning both a Law Degree and a Masters
Degree in Public Policy.
In 1999, Judge Wilhelm began developing his Ellis County law practice, as well as fulfilling a more
personal commitment, that being the call to “Defend the Defenseless, be a Father to the Fatherless, and help the
Weak and Needy”, and under the jurisdiction of the local court system, he was instrumental in the founding of
CASA of Ellis County, Inc., a non-profit organization which trains and supervises volunteer guardians to walk
hand-in-hand with abused and neglected children who are in state custody.
Professionally, Judge Wilhelm is a member of the State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas,
the Ellis County Bar Association, the Texas CPS Judges Association, the Texas Bar’s Judicial Section,
Litigation Section, Family Law Section, Real Estate Trust and Probate Section and Business Law Section, and a
former member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
legal services plan.
Additionally, Judge Wilhelm’s commitment to quality legal educational, as well as promoting the ethical
practice of law, is furthered by his service as the volunteer Chairman of the Alumni Advisory Board at Regent
University Law School and his membership on the law school’s Board of Visitors.
“I believe we should all be ready to serve those in need and strive to achieve a positive impact in our
workplace, neighborhoods, and community,” Judge Wilhelm said. “I have the right combination of knowledge,
experience, extensive judicial training, and genuine passion to continue as an asset to the citizens of Ellis
County, by and through my service as Judge of the County Court at Law No. One, and my commitment to the
Constitution and the Rule of Law.”
Judge Wilhelm and his wife, Monica, have two children – nine-year-old Eliana and seven-year-old Jared
– and make their home in Midlothian, where they have been active in the development of a family-integrated
church.