Liu argued at the U.S. Supreme Court for the group that ended affirmative action in college admissions — and now wants to run the appeals court that hears Hays County's cases.
He's a sitting district judge in Travis County, an Austin native who went to the University of Chicago and Harvard Law. His campaign describes "key roles serving Texas leaders" and First Amendment work without naming the leaders or the cases.
Judges aren't allowed to take sides on these values — it's against judicial ethics rules. The best clue to how a judge thinks is the party they run with.