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There are judicial elections. Don't know if this particular position is subject to election.

• techsupporter 13y ago
  Almost all positions for judges are subject to partisan election in Texas, from the Court of Criminal Appeals (highest criminal court) to the Texas Supreme Court (highest civil court) down to the Justice of the Peace for a specific precinct. The exception is cities: most cities appoint municipal court judges for two- or four-year terms, as decided by the City Council and per the city's Home Rule charter. Municipal judges are elected in a minority of cities.
  • Luc 13y ago
    Doesn't that lead to judges pandering to the public to get re-elected? Here in Belgium judges are appointed for life (which then has a lot of problems when they're not as competent as they could be, but does offer protection when making unpopular decisions).
    • rayiner 13y ago
      Yes, terribly. Our federal judges are appointed for life. Our state judges are mostly elected, which makes state prosecutions in places like Texas a clusterfuck. And lots of people defend the states' rights to be retarded, because federalism.