The Authors : Kyle Cheek is Lecturer at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he also received his Ph.D. in political economy. He has contributed to numerous articles and presentations on judicial politics in Texas. Anthony Champagne is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois. He has studied judicial elections for twenty years and has written extensively about judicial selection in the United States.