Currently, several Texas judges are elected and at some levels of government are

Currently, several Texas judges are elected and at some levels of government are not required to have high school diplomas let alone law degrees, therefore many have argued that our judges are politicians not lawyers- Research the two types of systems used to selected state judges in the United States: Elective and Merit System. Then address the following two questions:
1) In at least 150 words discuss the pros and cons of each of the aforementioned systems (50%).
2) In at least 150 words discuss whether or not the Elective System is good or bad for Texas (50%)?
You must provide at least one credible source in proper APA format, and citations do not count toward word counts.