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Texas judges are selected using partisan elections. In partisan elections, judges are chosen by their party affiliation. Some voters feel knowing a judge's party affiliation is important in making their decision. These voters like having an ideal of the fundamental & political philosophy of a potential judge. Republican judges tend to favor businesses and wealthy individuals while Democratic judges tend to favor labor unions and blue color workers.
Other voters feel a judge's party affiliation is not important. These voters feel there is not a "democratic justice" or "republican justice"Â…there is only justice. Personally, I feel it is somewhat important to know whether a judge is Republican or Democrat. While a judge is suppose to be unbiased in their decision, one must admit their personal views will come into play in some cases.
Judicial election campaigns strengthen the judiciary in a number of ways. First, judges have to meet people face to face in order to get......
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