Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Addresses Partisan Judicial Elections

Texas remains one of the few states in the country where judicial elections are partisan, and according to State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, that is unlikely to change any time soon. Despite ongoing discussions about the role of politics in judicial rulings, Hecht asserts that even in states where judges do not run as Republicans or Democrats, concerns about partisanship still persist.

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht says that's not going to change any time soon.

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht says we, as a public, need to trust that. . .