Question

Compare and contrast Virginia and Texas qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge.

identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.

Answer 1

Qualification needed for a prospective candidate to become judge in Virginia:

1.Should be a state resident.

2.Should be a Circuit resident (To become eligible for Circuit Judge)

3.Must be a member of state bar for at least five years

4. should be less than 73 years of age.

Qualification needed for a prospective candidate to become judge in Texas:

1.Must hold a citizenship of USA

2.Must be a resident of Texas

3.Must possess a license for practising law in state

4.Must fall in age gap of 25 to 75 Years

5.A practising lawyer of at least 10 year of experience

Procedure to remove judge in Virginia

1.By judicial review and review commission

2. Judges can be impeached by voting process in two third vote from the members of house of delegates against the judge.

Procedure to remove judge in Texas

1.Investigation by state commission on the judicial conduct of the judge.

2.Can be removed by Governer after two third vote of house of the senate against that judge.

3.If house of representatives voted by a majority of two thirds against the judge

4.Supreme court may remove district judge from their office