Author Question: Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Hill resigned from the court in 1988 to advocate for a ... (Read 196 times)

fnuegbu · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Hill resigned from the court in 1988 to advocate for a merit selection plan that would __________.

a. establish standardized application procedures for individuals applying to serve as justices on the court
b. allow the governor to appoint justices to the court who would then have to run in retention elections to keep their seats
c. give the Texas Bar Association the power to approve or disapprove justices elected by the people
d. provide the judiciary committees in the two chambers of the legislature the authority to select justices

Question 2

__________ typically handle cases concerning things such as traffic tickets.

a. The county court-at-law and municipal courts
b. Municipal and statutory county courts
c. Justice of the peace and municipal courts
d. District and appellate courts