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Bluing of the Dallas Judiciary Foreshadows Turnover Among Harris Judges; CCA Electoral Update

In typical times, judicial politics in Texas plays out in the springtime every even-numbered year in the primaries of the party in power. If you want to dismiss an incumbent local judge in an election, the only viable way to do it for all intents and purposes is usually a primary challenge. Voters in November don't pay attention to elections that far down the ballot, particularly in a Presidential election year. The vast majority of voters pick judges based solely on their political party, not on their qualifications or record. That's also true for the state's two highest courts - the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals.However, these are not typical times and this year the November elections promise more action in judicial races, particularly in Texas' largest cities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 13, 2008 (boomark / email).