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State and county judges in Texas " normally are elected to the bench by the voters in their jurisdiction in partisan elections".
What is partisan election?
In a partisan election in which the party affiliation of each candidate is listed on the ballot.
Some feature of partisan election are-
- Candidates are included on the ballot with a label indicating their political party affiliation, and judges are chosen by the electorate.
- Elections for judges are nonpartisan; candidates are put on the ballot without a label indicating their party affiliation. Judges are chosen by the general public.
- Texas chooses its state judges through nonpartisan elections.
- In places where judges are chosen based on merit, appointed judges must run for re-election, at which point voters decide whether or not the judge should continue serving.
The partisan election of judges controversial in Texas because-
- Since candidates can be readily influenced by money to choose a party, Texas' partisan election system for judges may be a drawback.
- In exchange, judges will prefer a particular party, resulting in a corrupt system that does not reflect the interests of the people or democracy.
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