Posted on 03/05/2024 8:53:10 PM PST by 11th_VA
Three incumbent judges on the state’s highest criminal court — all opposed by Attorney General Ken Paxton, who disagreed with their ruling on an election law case in 2021 — were behind in early returns in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Paxton and an allied organization, Texans for Responsible Judges, targeted three Republican judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals, saying they should be replaced after ruling that the Texas Constitution prohibited the attorney general from investigating election fraud unless invited to do so by a county prosecutor.
Presiding Judge Sharon Keller — seeking a fifth six-year term — was almost 26 percentage points behind Dallas appellate attorney David Schenck in early results.
Judge Barbara Hervey was behind Gina Parker by a large margin. Parker, a Waco lawyer who owns a dental business, led by a 2-to-1 margin. Only Judge Michelle Slaughter appeared within striking distance of her opponent, Dallas criminal defense attorney Lee Finley, who was ahead with 54% of the vote to Slaughter’s 46%.
Paxton endorsed and campaigned for the challengers in response to a 2021 ruling that eliminated his office’s ability to unilaterally pursue election fraud cases, largely shutting down the attorney general’s election fraud division.
Paxton accused the judges of being bench activists and said the ruling allows liberal district attorneys to ignore election laws.…
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Goog locked up story at link
Retire those creeps for good.
Also very good news is that Texas House leader will be in a runoff. He’s currently behind, but he will get sufficient Democrat votes to win a runoff, but maybe not.
Here’s the story:
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