The Bandera County Republican Women hosted Justice Lori Valenzuela from the 4th District Court of Appeals. Valenzuela is up for re-election to a six-year term in November and spoke to the group about the role of the District Court of Appeals in the Texas legal system.Justice Valenzuela talked about the role of the seven justices in civil and criminal appeals, summarizing her role as “grading papers.”Valenzuela and her colleagues go over the written record of each appeals case to determine if there is sufficient cause for an affirmation of decision or a reversal of decision from the lower court. The ...