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Planning to keep the heat on chief justice for election reform
I am going to insist that Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht keep the pressure on the Texas Legislature to move toward a fundamental change in the way we elect our judges.
He wants to make the office a non-partisan one. He dislikes the idea of electing judges as Republicans or Democrats. He says he favors a merit selection system in which judges can stand for “retention” at the ballot…
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Planning to keep the heat on chief justice for election reform
I am going to insist that Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht keep the pressure on the Texas Legislature to move toward a fundamental change in the way we elect our judges.
He wants to make the office a non-partisan one. He dislikes the idea of electing judges as Republicans or Democrats. He says he favors a merit selection system in which judges can stand for “retention” at the ballot…
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Texas chief judge laments judicial turnover driven by ‘partisan politics’
Texas chief judge laments judicial turnover driven by ‘partisan politics’
Author: Paul Cobler / Source: HoustonChronicle.com
1of2Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht speaking to Hays Street Bridge Resoration Group attorney, Amy Kastely, at the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday.Photo: Spencer Selvidge for the San Antonio Express News / Spencer Selvidge for the San Antonio Express News
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht called on the Legislature to…
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By all means, change the Texas judicial election system!
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht has just elevated himself greatly among those of us who detest the way the state elects its judges.
Chief Justice Hecht wants the Legislature to do away with partisan election of judges. He wants a total overhaul of the judicial election system. He has called on merit selection and retention elections to replace the ghastly status quo in which…
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By all means, change the Texas judicial election system!
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht has just elevated himself greatly among those of us who detest the way the state elects its judges.
Chief Justice Hecht wants the Legislature to do away with partisan election of judges. He wants a total overhaul of the judicial election system. He has called on merit selection and retention elections to replace the ghastly status quo in which…
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Yesterday, the Dallas Morning News endorsed Nathan Hecht for anothersix years on an already all-Republican court. When compared to Michele Petty thought, Hecht’s editorial win just does not seem to add up.
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"Justice Hecht’s ethics charges… are currently pending in Travis County. He has an unresolved $29,000.00 ethics fine levied by the Texas Ethics Commission for a substantial illegal campaign contribution and for the failure to report that illegal contribution. He appealed it in January of 2009.
His friend Attorney General Gregg Abbott is letting Justice Hecht float on the fine money and has agreed to shuffle the case to a retired Republican judge, but Justice Hecht has not escaped having to ultimately pay that fine and that case has not been dismissed in Hecht’s favor.
Did Justice Hecht misrepresent the status of his ethics violations to the Dallas Morning News?”
I want a Supreme Court Justice who can bring something different to the table. Adding a Democrat on a currently all-GOP Republican court can make a positive difference. If Petty will work as hard as she campaigns, the court will be gaining a justice who will outwork any judge I know. She has a heart for the little person and is well-respected in the legal community. Thus, I object to DMN’s endorsement.
