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Multiple Choice

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The Texas Supreme Court serves staggered terms of:

four years.six years.five yearseight years

County and district clerks, the custodians of court records are:

elected.hired on the basis of experience.appointed.hired on the basis of an examination.

A panel that reviews evidence and decides whether to indict would be called a:

grand jury.great jury.small jury.petit jury.

A panel of citizens that hears evidence in a civil lawsuit or a criminal prosecution and decides the outcome by issuing a verdict is called a:

petit jury.small jury.great jury.grand jury.

An order directing a lower court or another public official to take a certain action is called a:

writ of fact. writ of mandamus.writ of certiorari.writ of error.

Cases reach the Texas Supreme Court primarily on:

petitions for mandamus.petitions for fact. petitions for certiorari.petitions for review.

A plan under which the governor would appoint Texas state judges from lists of potential nominees recommended by committees of experts, and these judges would later run in retention elections was called:

warranted selection of judges.merit selection of judges.political selection of judges.political appointment of judges.

Which level of court has exclusive jurisdiction over city ordinances?

Texas Supreme CourtMunicipal courtsCounty courtsConstitutional County Courts

The primary trial court in Texas is the

County constitutional courts.District courts.Municipal court.Statutory county courts.

Who was the first minority to serve on the Texas Supreme Court?

Sharon KellerWallace JeffersonAlberto GonzalesRaul Gonzalez

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