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In his most recent blog post, Paul Burka, the Senior Executive Editor of Texas Monthly, discusses Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson’s “State of the Judiciary” speech that was given on Wednesday. Burka argues that “the irony of Jefferson’s speech is that the biggest problems of the judiciary are exemplified by his own Court.” For example, the Texas Supreme Court is “biased in favor of defendants; it has a poor record of clearing its docket; and it has several judges who are facing ethics complaints.” The court has a huge case backlog, which has increased 328% since just 2000, and is deeply mired in partisan politics.

Learn More: Texas Monthly’s Burka Blog