Multiple Choice Questions

As of 2014, ________ percent of appellate judges in Texas were women, and ________ percent of district judges were women.
  • 42; 31
  • Complaint
  • supreme court
  • $5,000
What is the major difference between campaigns of civil court judges versus criminal court judges?
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, resident of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, residents of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years.
  • there must be small judicial districts where minority voters make up the majority.
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
Texas officially uses which method to select state judges?
  • small claims
  • district courts.
  • partisan election
  • Democratic
Which court hears appeals from justices of the peace and from municipal courts?
  • taken a more pro-business direction.
  • statutory county courts at law
  • the court of criminal appeals
  • a tort-law case
Why is it difficult for voters to learn about judicial candidates in Texas?
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, resident of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, residents of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years.
  • Voters are called upon to vote for too many different judicial races in a single election.
In what type of court would a justice of the peace handle minor criminal cases, less serious civil suits, and traffic/parking violations?
  • a tort-law case
  • supreme court
  • court of limited jurisdiction
  • the court of criminal appeals
In ________, the first woman to serve as a Texas state judge was appointed.
  • limits the amount of campaign contributions a judicial candidate can receive from an individual donor.
  • 1935
  • 3
  • appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
Justice of the peace courts handle which kind of disputes?
  • Democratic
  • Complaint
  • a tort-law case
  • small claims
In Texas, trial lawyers tend to support ________ judicial candidates.
  • Complaint
  • supreme court
  • small claims
  • Democratic
In Texas, which judicial candidate race is considered the most expensive, where candidates are likely to raise over $1 million?
  • supreme court
  • district courts.
  • court of limited jurisdiction
  • Democratic
An indictment is also known as a
  • true bill.
  • district courts.
  • Democratic
  • small claims
The Texas Supreme Court consists of ________ justices.
  • Democratic
  • 9
  • 1
  • 3
Which of the following best describes the requirement(s) necessary to be a judge of the courts of appeal?
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, residents of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years.
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, resident of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years
  • Voters are called upon to vote for too many different judicial races in a single election.
The Texas Judicial Campaign Fairness Act
  • district courts.
  • Voters are called upon to vote for too many different judicial races in a single election.
  • limits the amount of campaign contributions a judicial candidate can receive from an individual donor.
  • appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
The major trial courts in Texas are
  • partisan election
  • supreme court
  • Democratic
  • district courts.
Federal judges are
  • appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
  • taken a more pro-business direction.
  • limits the amount of campaign contributions a judicial candidate can receive from an individual donor.
  • there must be small judicial districts where minority voters make up the majority.
Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases?
  • a tort-law case
  • the court of criminal appeals
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
  • court of limited jurisdiction
Appeals at the level of the court of appeals are typically heard by panels of how many justices?
  • 1
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, residents of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years.
  • 3
  • 9
Civil rights organizations representing Latinos and African Americans have argued that for minorities to get elected into office
  • Voters are called upon to vote for too many different judicial races in a single election.
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
  • 35 years of age, citizen of the United States, resident of Texas, practicing attorney or judge for at least 10 years
  • there must be small judicial districts where minority voters make up the majority.
What is the most important type of case that the Texas Supreme Court handles?
  • Complaint
  • small claims
  • The amount of money involved is much greater for civil court judicial campaigns.
  • a tort-law case
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