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The General Election and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

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One of the criticisms of the Texas judiciary is the way judges are selected -- through partisan elections.  On November 4, three of the nine members of the CCA stand for election; two are opposed.  Just to be clear StandDown does not endorse candidates in elections.  I will, as I've done in the past, by linking to newspaper endorsements. "Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Ballot offers little hope for troubled court," is the Austin American-Statesman's endorsement editorial.The Court of Criminal Appeals should be a showcase of Texas justice. Instead, it has become a national embarrassment. It's time for a change but, unfortunately, voters have a good choice in only one of the court's three seats being contested in the Nov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 15, 2008 (boomark / email).