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How judges are chosen in Texas

Supreme Court
Elective system: partisan election
Initial term of office: six years
Method of retention: re-election for additional six-year terms

Court of Criminal Appeals
Elective system: partisan election
Initial term of office: six years
Method of retention: re-election for additional six-year terms

Court of Appeals
Elective system: partisan election
Initial term of office: six years
Method of retention: re-election for additional six-year terms

District Court
Elective system: partisan election
Initial term of office: four years
Method of retention: re-election for additional four-year terms

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The prohibitions on judicial candidates in Minnesota are narrowly tailored and serve a compelling interest "to guarantee the independence of the (state) judiciary" from "political, economic and social pressure," held the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

Social pressure. As in, "BUT MOTHER! ALL OF THE OTHER JUDGES ARE DOING IT!