One does not have to look far for an example of partisan elections for appellate judges. The Texas Constitution provides for these types of elections. During election season, visitors to Texas can see this process in action, through a multitude of billboards, favoring or disfavoring a judicial candidate, often from a partisan viewpoint.
Is the pasture greener in Texas? Some members of the Texas appellate judiciary don’t think so. Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett recently said that he and every member of his court favor smart judicial-selection reform, with the goal of moving away from “the current partisan elected system. … Interestingly, the business lobby and tort-reform groups all favor scrapping (Texas’) current (partisan) judicial-selection system.”
Read more: http://journalrecord.com/2014/01/08/gavel-to-gavel-greener-pastures-opinion/#ixzz2xGeH4Ecj
http://journalrecord.com/2014/01/08/gavel-to-gavel-greener-pastures-opinion/
