Exam 9: The Judiciary

Texas judges get to the bench by only one method of judicial selection.Describe some of the alternative means of appointing or electing state judges.What has Texas done to ameliorate some of the problems with judicial elections?

What is the major difference between campaigns of civil court judges versus criminal court judges?

Judicial elections in Texas are nonpartisan.

Federal judges are

Which of the following are NOT part of the Texas judicial system?

Which of the following is NOT a reason,listed by the text,that there are few minority judges in Texas?

The major trial courts in Texas are

According to a recent increase in campaign contribution limitations,a judge must recuse himself or herself from a case in situations in which

What is the most important type of case that the Texas Supreme Court handles?

District courts usually have ________ jurisdiction,meaning that they hear a broad range of civil and criminal cases.

In the early to mid-1980s,the court tended to be sympathetic to the plaintiffs' position in tort cases,but by the late 1980s this changed.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the change?