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By Amarillo Pioneer’s Publisher’s Committee
In the race for Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, two candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to replace Justice Eva Guzman on the state’s highest civil court.
Evan Young, an attorney from the Houston area, is the appointed incumbent who is seeking a full term on the bench. He is being opposed by David Schenck, a justice on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas. Both candidates have impressive backgrounds and experience in this race, but in the opinion of our Publisher’s Committee, one candidate stands out as best suited to serve Texans on the Texas Supreme Court over the course of this next term.
Schenck has been a legal leader in Texas for decades, with experience in both private practice and government work. He currently serves as the chairman of the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct and was previously a Texas Lottery Commissioner.
His priorities for Texas are incredibly important in this election, such as his position that legal reforms are generally needed across the state. Voters should pay special attention to his position that Texas currently lacks geographical diversity on the Texas Supreme Court. Rightly so, Schenck has pointed out that the majority of the Texas Supreme Court’s composition is from the Houston and Austin areas, leaving millions of other Texans without representation from their areas. Schenck would be one of the lone voices on the Texas Supreme Court from outside of the Houston and Austin areas and has made serious efforts to show that his priority will be working for every Texan, no matter the county.
Schenck wants to work for all of Texas, not just the Houston and Austin areas. That matters, especially at a time when West Texas needs representation in Austin. And, in the case of this race, West Texas’ best representation would come from the justice from Dallas.
We recommend David J. Schenck for Texas Supreme Court, Place 9 in the March Republican primary election.
Election Day is March 1.
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