their judges to be free from political stress, Texas is among the few states that force their judges to run in partisan elections. Making judges run in partisan elections arises various problems and diminishes the values of being a judge. Judges are faced with having to raise campaign contributions and win over the citizens. Consequently, minorities are underrepresented and voters have a lack of knowledge about the judges. All state judges in Texas are required to run in partisan elections to win
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