John Washington III Questions Whether State Judges Put the Constitution First or Their Office First

John Washington III, a candidate for president in 2028, questioned whether state judges put the Constitution first, raising what he called a conflict of interest in the courts. In the statement at issue, he noted that state judges are bound by the U.S. Constitution and, in Texas, also swear to uphold the state constitution, and he asked why the constitution that should come first so often seems to get overlooked.

John Washington III said people walk into court again and again and feel their constitutional rights do not get a fair look, and he asked why outcomes can feel pre-decided. He asked why loyalty to an office seems to matter more than loyalty to the people, and he wrote that officials ask for the public's vote and then serve their office instead of the people.

John Washington III framed the issue as one of justice rather than procedure. "That's not justice. That's not acceptable," he wrote, arguing that the pattern he described leaves ordinary people doubting whether the system hears them at all.

John Washington III closed with the standard he said judges should meet: "The people deserve judges who put the constitution and the people first." His statement did not name a specific judge or case; it was presented as a general challenge to how courts handle the constitutional rights of the people who appear before them.