Ep. 27: Flipping the Highest Texas Courts—Holly Taylor & Justices Chari Kelly & Maggie Ellis
Texas is unique in that it has two separate Supreme Courts: one for civil cases (the Texas Supreme Court) and one for criminal cases (the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals). Currently, both courts are composed entirely of Republican justices. And we elect these judges here.
In this episode, Kate and Alex interview three Democratic women seeking to bring balance to these courts: Holly Taylor (candidate for the Court of Criminal Appeals), Justice Chari Kelly (candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Place 2), and Justice Maggie Ellis (candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court). The…
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