Question 1

Only Texas and one other state have dual high courts. What is that other state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nebraska 
B)  Oklahoma 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Florida 
A)  Nebraska 
B)  Oklahoma 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Florida B

Question 2

How many district courts are there in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  254 
B)  361 
C)  403 
D)  453 
A)  254 
B)  361 
C)  403 
D)  453 D

Question 3

What proportion of Texas state judges first come to the bench by appointment?

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  90% 
A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  70% 
D)  90% B

Question 4

How many cases move through the Texas judicial system annually?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  15 million 
D)  20 million 
A)  5 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  15 million 
D)  20 million

Question 5

As a region, the South leads the nation in executions. What region comes second?

Accepted Answer

A)  West 
B)  Midwest 
C)  Northeast 
D)  Middle Atlantic 
A)  West 
B)  Midwest 
C)  Northeast 
D)  Middle Atlantic

Question 6

The person who brings a civil law claim to court is called

Accepted Answer

A)  plaintiff 
B)  defendant 
C)  initiator 
D)  prosecutor 
A)  plaintiff 
B)  defendant 
C)  initiator 
D)  prosecutor

Question 7

What percent of the Texas bar is female?

Accepted Answer

A)  32 % 
B)  41% 
C)  46% 
D)  55% 
A)  32 % 
B)  41% 
C)  46% 
D)  55%

Question 8

Texas has one of the highest incarceration rates (prisoners per 100,000 of population) in the nation, standing at

Accepted Answer

A)  400 
B)  500 
C)  600 
D)  700 
A)  400 
B)  500 
C)  600 
D)  700

Only Texas and one other state have dual high courts. What is that other state?

How many district courts are there in Texas?