Texas News Federal Court Considers Whether Texas' System for Electing Judges Hurts Latinos KWBU | By Texas Standard Published January 16, 2018 at 11:59 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:05 Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT Texas is among a small number of states that pick judges, including those on the state Supreme Court, through partisan elections. Activists say Latino voters have no say in who sits on Texas’ highest courts.