Democratic Judicial Campaign Committee

#Texas#

##Justices##

- Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson – Elected to full term 2008, term expires 2014 (R)

- Justice Don Willett – Term expires 2012 (R)

- Justice Harriet O’Neill – Term expires 2010 (R)

- Justice David Medina – Term expires 2012 (R)

- Justice Paul Green – Term expires 2010 (R)

- Justice Nathan Hecht – Term expires 2012 (R)

- Justice J. Dale Wainwright – Re-elected 2008, term expires 2014 (R)

- Justice Phil Johnson –Elected to full term 2008, term expires 2014 (R)

- Justice Scott Brister – Term expires 2010 (R)

##About the court##

The Texas Supreme Court is partisan with a Republican majority.

Terms are 6 years and elections are staggered. The next election cycle is 2010.

Democratic candidates receive most financial backing from trial lawyers and plaintiff’s attorneys, while Republican candidates are consistently back by the oil and gas industry, as well as the Civil Defense Bar.