/tags/judges Judges en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:19:49 GMT /texas/2019-07-17/how-should-texas-choose-its-judges From Texas Standard:Texas is one of only seven states where trial court judges are chosen via partisan elections. Gov. Greg Abbott, who is a convert to� Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:19:49 GMT /texas/2019-07-17/how-should-texas-choose-its-judges Kristen Cabrera /texas/2019-02-06/texas-top-judge-asks-lawmakers-for-big-changes The top judge on the Texas Supreme Court gave lawmakers a big wish list during his State of the Judiciary speech in Austin today. Chief Justice Nathan... Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:18:29 GMT /texas/2019-02-06/texas-top-judge-asks-lawmakers-for-big-changes Christopher Connelly /texas/2019-01-02/four-texas-state-appeals-courts-change-hands-in-2019-what-this-means-for-texans-and-the-courts There are more than 3,000 judges in Texas - and in the Lone Star state, they are elected. In the midterm elections, Democrats took control from� Wed, 02 Jan 2019 13:40:00 GMT /texas/2019-01-02/four-texas-state-appeals-courts-change-hands-in-2019-what-this-means-for-texans-and-the-courts Jennifer Stayton /texas/2018-10-23/why-do-we-elect-judges-in-texas From Texas Standard:The Texas Standard and public radio stations across the state have been working together to help you make sense of the midterms� Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:28:45 GMT /texas/2018-10-23/why-do-we-elect-judges-in-texas Bonnie Petrie /politics/2018-09-12/federal-judge-upholds-texas-partisan-statewide-judicial-elections-system A federal judge has rejected a race-based challenge to the way Texans fill seats on the state’s highest courts.U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of� Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:26:55 GMT /politics/2018-09-12/federal-judge-upholds-texas-partisan-statewide-judicial-elections-system Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune, Alexa Ura /politics/2018-02-12/federal-court-hears-lawsuit-challenging-how-texas-elects-judges A federal court is hearing a case today that challenges the way Texas elects judges for its high courts. The lawsuit argues at-large partisan elections� Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-02-12/federal-court-hears-lawsuit-challenging-how-texas-elects-judges KUT Staff /politics/2018-01-16/federal-court-to-consider-whether-texas-system-for-electing-judges-hurts-latinos A federal court in Corpus Christi will hear a case Feb. 12 challenging the way Texas voters elect judges for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the� Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:01:00 GMT /politics/2018-01-16/federal-court-to-consider-whether-texas-system-for-electing-judges-hurts-latinos Ashley Lopez /news/2017-09-28/trump-taps-two-texans-willett-and-ho-for-judicial-posts President Donald Trump is nominating two Texans to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett and Dallas attorney� Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:49:12 GMT /news/2017-09-28/trump-taps-two-texans-willett-and-ho-for-judicial-posts Patrick Svitek