Crapshoot Justice: Politics, Money, and the Texas Judiciary

by Sam Kinch Jr.

The reality for Texas judges is that in order to be elected or reelected, they must be either rich or really good at begging. Increasingly, they also have to be pure supporters of their political party. Texans tell pollsters that the big campaign money needed for elections influences judicial decisions--an opinion with which lawyers agree, as do a surprising number of judges. But most Texans want to keep electing judges despite the fact that hundreds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571687602
• ISBN13: 9781571687609
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Eakin Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.4"