- Three Supreme Court Justices Face Challenges.
In all three state Supreme Court seats up for election this year, Republican incumbents face primary challengers on March 1 — but that's where the similarities end. Medical malpractice litigation dominates one race. A second pits two men named Green against each other. And the third features a two-time loser trying again to reach the state's highest civil court.
Supreme Court justices are elected at large. No Democrat has won a seat on the court since 1992, so the GOP primary effectively picks the winners. Here's the rundown:
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- Analysis: In Supreme Court Primary Race, a Question of Judgment.
Something unusual turned up in the arguments over which Green — Paul or Rick — should be the Republican Party’s nominee for a seat on the Texas Supreme Court.
Their primary isn’t just about confusion over their names, but about their judgment. And their disagreement over a much-remarked 2015 ruling by the high court reveals a lot about what each would do after donning the judicial robes.
- Analysis: Could Surname Be Key in Republican Supreme Court Race?
What’s the deal with Texas Republican primary voters and candidates with Hispanic names?
This question comes around every two years — usually as part of an election autopsy exploring why a particular candidate lost.
The question describes risk more than it describes certainty: Sometimes, it does not apply at all; sometimes, the difference in names seems to be the only reason for an election to come out the way it did.
It’s a risk for Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman, who finds herself in a Republican primary against Joe Pool Jr. of Dallas, who has unsuccessfully tried to get on the court two times before this year.
For all the candidates for the Texas Supreme Court - as well as the rest - click here.
