John Washington III Says Judges Must Put the Constitution and the People First, Not Their Office
In a TWA Community post, John Washington III argued that state judges swear to uphold both the U.S. Constitution and the Texas constitution, and asked why people so often leave court feeling their constitutional rights never got a fair look.
John Washington III is raising what he calls a conflict of interest in the courts, arguing in a public post that the constitutions judges swear to uphold too often come second to the offices they serve. State judges, he noted, are bound by the U.S. Constitution, and in Texas they also swear to uphold the state constitution.
"But too often, people feel the constitution that should come first gets overlooked," John Washington III wrote. "I'm asking why. I'm asking why people walk into court again and again and feel their constitutional rights don't get a fair look. I'm asking why outcomes can feel pre-decided. I'm asking why loyalty to an office seems to matter more than loyalty to the people."
John Washington III framed the issue as one of accountability to voters. "They ask for your vote, then serve their office instead of the people," he wrote. "That's not justice. That's not acceptable. The people deserve judges who put the constitution and the people first."
The remarks, posted to TWA Community, are the latest in a series of public statements in which John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, has questioned how public institutions serve the people they answer to.
