<P> The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices are elected to staggered six - year terms in statewide partisan elections . When a vacancy arises the Governor of Texas may appoint Justices , subject to Senate confirmation , to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term until the next general election . As of 2017 , seven of the current Justices , a majority , were originally appointed by Governor Rick Perry . The current Justices , like all the Judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals , are all Republican . </P>
<P> The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices are elected to staggered six - year terms in statewide partisan elections . When a vacancy arises the Governor of Texas may appoint Justices , subject to Senate confirmation , to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term until the next general election . As of 2017 , seven of the current Justices , a majority , were originally appointed by Governor Rick Perry . The current Justices , like all the Judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals , are all Republican . </P>
how are supreme court judges selected in texas
how are supreme court judges selected in texas
statewide partisan elections
statewide partisan elections