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Watson Coleman: Sometimes the people can rate judges, when judges are up for election. I ask, is it true Justice Owen was elected to the…

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
Sometimes the people can rate judges, when judges are up for election. I ask, is it true Justice Owen was elected to the Texas Supreme Court by 83 percent of the vote in Texas?
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Watson Coleman
New Jersey

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Discussing the election of judges during a floor speech.

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