The Morning After Brings A Call for Reform
John Baer, columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, greets the day after election day with this question: “Time to end electing judges?” Answering his own question, Baer argues: It has been long my...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Vote for Judges
Well, let’s clarify that. You should vote on November 3rd, and you should do as much research as possible about the candidates for the seven appellate-level court seats up for grabs this year. We even...
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Partisan Mudslinging Reaches PA Judicial Campaign
Everyone knows how dirty election advertising can be. Negative campaign ads are easy to spot – with the clichéd black and white low-angle images of the opposing candidate, dramatic fade-ins of damning...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Money Problem in Tennessee
Something interesting is happening in Tennessee – where the Merit Selection system for choosing judges is again under fire. The Times Free Press reports (hat tip to American Courthouse) that two...
View ArticleUncertain Future for Nevada Judicial Ethics Commission
If a recent hearing is any indication, the Nevada Supreme Court is about to allow the state’s judges and judicial candidates to “take the gloves off” when campaigning for a seat on the bench. According...
View ArticleAre Judicial Elections Really More Transparent?
In a May 26th opinion piece published in the Washington Post, Professor Chris Bonneau makes the argument that elections are the best way to select judges. In the course of dismissing the evidence that...
View ArticleNC Bar Disapproves of Attempts to Return to Partisan Judicial Races
Incoming president of the N.C. Bar Association, Martin Brinkley, shared with Citizen-Times that halting legislation intended to return NC to a partisan judicial election system is a priority for the NC...
View ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Matching Funds For Public Financing
On Monday, a sharply divided Supreme Court voted to strike down the “matching funds” provision of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act. The provision provided additional funding to publicly...
View ArticleWisconsin’s Badger Herald supports merit selection
Yesterday, the Badger Herald came out in support of State Senators Cullen and Schultz’s effort to bring merit selection to the the state of Wisconsin. In a spirited editorial, they criticize...
View ArticleLawyers' Contributions to Judicial Campaigns All Too Common
A San Antonio Express-News article explains just how frequently lawyers contribute to judicial election campaigns. Picture this: a group of probate attorneys gathering together in order to discuss the...
View ArticleLawyers' Contributions to Judicial Campaigns All Too Common
A San Antonio Express-News article explains just how frequently lawyers contribute to judicial election campaigns. Picture this: a group of probate attorneys gathering together in order to discuss the...
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