As we pass the biennial State of the Texas Judiciary speech, many people have been reaffirmed in their belief that the state needs to do an overhaul of the judiciary system.
Even Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson believes that Texas' judiciary system is broken and in desperate need of repair. As it currently stands, Texas only gets new Supreme Court justices via gubernatorial appointment when a vacancy comes about. After the governor makes his selection, the voters then can reaffirm that selection with a vote. They can, at the end of their appointed term, be reelected by the voters. These judges serve a four-year term, and appellate judges serve six-year terms.
Justice Wallace hopes to change this, however, and change the term of the justice to six years and appellate judges to serve eight-years. He feels that by creating longer terms, there will be a more consistent judicial branch.
The author has a point that the judicial system is broken, and Texas system of electing judges is not ideal. The author believes that there should be some major changes to the judicial system to make it more efficient. The author also feels that the way a society handles judicial issues will measure how they will be able to handle other moral issues. Information is cited from Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson's own speech at the State of the Judiciary Speech. Mr. Wallace seems to be uesd as the authority on the matter.
The intended audience is definitely one of a higher political knowledge. The wording is easy to understand, but younger people aren't typically interested or involved in things like this!
“The Chief justice understands it and justice demands it.”
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