Several Possibilities for Fixing How Judges Are Picked in TexasThomas R. Phillips
How are representatives chosen to form a local government? In Texas, how are all judges except municipal judges elected? How is the Speaker of the Texas House chosen? How is the death penalty determined? How many times can you postpone jury duty? How is the Electoral College chosen in Texas...
How is the Speaker of the House chosen in Texas? How are leaders chosen in a theocracy? Define House of Representatives How can state legislatures begin the constitutional amendment process? How are senate committee chairs generally selected?
Another beautiful day ahead for North Texas; expect some showers Cinco de Mayo In: Excessive Heat Warning Heat Wave Sara Moniuszko Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's...
The Senate confirmed 234 judges during Trump’s first term in office, a tally Democrats and the Biden White House are hoping to eclipse during the lame duck. Republican absences aided Democrats in their push earlier Wednesday. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) missed votes earlier in the day, while ...
Judges often bristle at the suggestion that their offices are political, or that their rulings reflect the will of the president who selected them. But legal experts saw Biden’s appointments to the 9th Circuit Court as more moderate than the appointees they replaced, while many of Trump’s ...
competitor after leaving employment. This new rule is one of the centrepiece items of President Biden’s economic agenda. It becomes effective 120 days after its formal publication and has been subject to a legal challenge by several plaintiffs in the US Eastern District of Texas district court....
A legal separation is as serious as a divorce because both are orders of the court, containing duties and obligations that each party must legally uphold. If the couple later divorces, judges may consider the details of the separation agreement when ruling on a divorce. ...
Landlord/tenant laws can differ by state but there are some similarities. Recognized causes for a tenant to break a lease in Texas include a provision for servicemembers that they can legally vacate early if they're restationed or deployed. Other recognized causes include domestic violence issues...
COURTROOM TRIAL: Federal trials, both civil and criminal, are presided over by District Court judges who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. They rule on questions of evidence, motions to dismiss a case or to exclude certain testimony, and all other disputes that...