If you were an elected judge, would you feel pressure to be harsher in their sentencing as 
election time approached? Explain. What does this mean in terms of justice for defendants? 
6) What is judicial discretion and what is its purpose? How much flexibility do you want to give 
judges in sentencing? What are mandatory minimum sentences? If you were a judge, what would you 
like and dislike about mandatory minimums? 
7) After doing this assignment, what kind of judicial selections system would you choose for 
Texas? Explain 2 reasons for your answers.