John Washington III Says Judges Must Put the Constitution and the People First
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, raised a conflict-of-interest question about state judges, arguing that loyalty to an office too often seems to matter more than loyalty to the people, and that the people deserve judges who put the Constitution and the people first.
John Washington III, a 2028 presidential candidate, has raised what he called a conflict of interest in the courts. State judges are bound by the U.S. Constitution, he wrote, and in Texas they also swear to uphold the state constitution. "But too often, people feel the constitution that should come first gets overlooked," he wrote. "I'm asking why."
John Washington III asked why people who walk into court again and again feel their constitutional rights do not get a fair look, and why outcomes can feel pre-decided. "I'm asking why loyalty to an office seems to matter more than loyalty to the people," he wrote.
John Washington III argued that the pattern reverses the judge's duty once the votes are counted. "They ask for your vote, then serve their office instead of the people," he wrote. "That's not justice. That's not acceptable."
John Washington III closed with the standard he said the people are entitled to expect. "The people deserve judges who put the constitution and the people first," he wrote.
