Texas AG Moves To Unseat Judges Who Defied Him

The Texas Tribune reports:

Attorney General Ken Paxton is turning up the heat in the Republican primary for Texas’ highest criminal court, where three judges are up for reelection.

Paxton has long made clear he would be going after the Republican judges over their 2021 ruling that struck down the attorney general’s ability to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud, saying that his office must get permission from local county prosecutors to take on such cases. The three judges up for reelection next year — Sharon Keller, Barbara Hervey and Michelle Slaughter — were all in the 8-1 majority.

Now, Paxton’s plan to unseat the judges is coming into focus. Primary challengers to all three judges filed Saturday, two days before the deadline. And in an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune, Paxton’s allies have started a new political action committee, Texans for Responsible Judges, that will work to defeat the incumbents.

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Three court of criminal appeal judges who are up for reelection are being targeted by Ken Paxton’s political revenge machine.

Paxton promised to go after the judges over their 2021 ruling that struck down his ability to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud.https://t.co/bQfe8L9mnb

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) December 13, 2023