The Texas Constitution requires judges and justices to retire by the end of a term in which they turn 75 years of age.
Numerous legislative reforms were discussed, while the importance of judicial independence and integrity was emphasized by the state’s top justice.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decided in 2021 that the attorney general cannot unilaterally prosecute suspected election crimes.
Texas executed a 61-year-old man last week for murdering his mother in Smith County nearly two decades ago.
In response to recently found body camera footage, Sheriff Waybourn’s office suggested the attorney general is the best to investigate possible crimes.
In December, the GOP judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals invalidated a state law empowering the attorney general to prosecute election fraud.
Judge Darrell Jordan was arrested on charges of Official Oppression, but the Fort Bend District Attorney says the charges could not be proven in court.
Judge Darrell Jordan of Harris County Criminal Court 16 faces charges for punishing investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino without a hearing.
Republican incumbents on Texas’ two highest courts easily secured the GOP nomination on primary day.
Two Supreme Court justices are running unopposed in the GOP primary. A court of appeals justice is running against an Abbott appointee.
Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed an amicus brief with 13 of his Republican colleagues supporting the motion for a rehearing.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the decision “diminishes our democracy and misconstrues the Texas Constitution.”
