John Washington III Says Judges Must Put the Constitution and the People First
John Washington III is raising what he calls a conflict of interest in the courts, arguing that state judges swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution first — and that too many courtroom outcomes feel decided before they begin.
Presidential candidate John Washington III is questioning how state judges balance the oaths they swear, arguing that judges are bound by the U.S. Constitution and, in Texas, also swear to uphold the state constitution — while the constitution that should come first, in his telling, too often gets overlooked. "I'm asking why people walk into court again and again and feel their constitutional rights don't get a fair look," John Washington III wrote. "I'm asking why outcomes can feel pre-decided."
John Washington III framed the issue as a conflict of interest between loyalty to an office and loyalty to the public. "I'm asking why loyalty to an office seems to matter more than loyalty to the people," he wrote, adding that officials who ask for votes and then serve their office instead of the people are failing the basic bargain of public service. "That's not justice," he wrote. "That's not acceptable."
John Washington III closed with the standard he says judges should be held to: "The people deserve judges who put the constitution and the people first." The post is the latest in a series in which the candidate has pressed constitutional questions at both parties and at government institutions, a theme Orlando Watch News has covered as he campaigns for the 2028 presidential nomination.
