judicial system

Texans voting in the primary elections may not know much if anything about judicial candidates. And that’s a problem.

Harris County, Texas, took a giant step toward representation this month when it sat 19 black women judges to the bench.

A longtime adviser to Gov. Greg Abbott is awaiting approval from the Senate for a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.Andrew Oldham was approved by…

When President Donald Trump was sworn in, there were more than a hundred empty seats in the federal judiciary. That left open a rare opportunity to leave…

Writer Harper Lee died last Friday at age 89. But her classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, lives on. With more than 40 million copies sold, it’s never…