Judges

             Qualifications for judges of district-level courts include U.S. citizenship,
             residence in the district for two years immediately before election or
             appointment, and a license to practice law in Texas. As a guarantee of practical
             legal experience, a district-level judge must have been a practicing lawyer, a
             judge of a court of record, or both for at least four years prior to election. As in
             the case of Texas judges in other state courts, a vacant judgeship (resulting from
             death, resignation, retirement, removal, or the creation of a new court) is filled by
             gubernatorial appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate. More tan
             half of the judges in district-level courts initially reach the bench as a result of
             appointment. Historically, having the political advantage of running as
             incumbents, they retained their positions b winning subsequent elections. In
             recent elections, however, incumbent Democratic judges have been defeated in
             increasing numbers as party affiliation has become more important than
             The Long Star State's appellate courts consist of 14 courts of appeals, the
             Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Texas. Each of these
             courts has three or more judges or justices, and all members are popularly
             elected for terms of six years. Terms are staggered so that one-third of the
             members are elected or re-elected every two years because it helps to ensure
             hat at any given time, barring death, resignation, or removal form office, each
             appellate court will have two or more judges with prior experience on that court.
             Justices of courts of appeals, judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and
             justices of the Supreme Court of Texas must be at least 35 years age and have
             had ten years of experience as a practicing lawyer or ten years of combined
             experience as a practicing lawyer and judge of a court of record. Decisions are
             reached by majority vote of the judges ...

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