21.   The same applies to how we elect state judges in Texas.

22.   Twenty-six states elect their judges, who take campaign contributions that can later influence their decisions from the bench.

23.   Twenty-nine states still elect judges, creating a scenario in which unpopular verdicts can become the subject of partisan political debate.

24.   Under one scenario, county court-at-law judges would be elected from geographic districts smaller than a county.

25.   Wade, while admitting that electing judges has drawbacks, said the system worked in his primary race.

26.   Critics may push to change the constitution to have appellate judges elected instead of appointed, Thrasher said.

27.   Fourteen permanent judges are elected to four-year terms from different U.N.-member countries.

28.   The judges were elected after two days of balloting and eight votes in the General Assembly.

29.   The office of chief justice is particularly powerful in Alabama, which the American Bar Association lists as one of only eight states to elect judges in partisan elections.

30.   Judges are currently elected by the parliamentary organisation from lists submitted by governments.