Federal judge upholds Texas' partisan statewide judicial elections system

Justices of the Texas Supreme Court Bob DaemmrichA federal judge has rejected a race-based challenge to the way Texans fill seats on the state’s highest courts.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi handed the state of Texas a win Wednesday, writing that its current method for electing judges to the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals does not violate federal safeguards for voters of color.
The system does dilute the power of Hispanic voters, Ramos w