Times-Tribune Calls for Merit Selection in Wake of Melvin Investigation
The Scranton Times-Tribune published a January 14th editorial calling on the Pennsylvania Legislature to enact merit selection of state appellate judges. This move was prompted by the delivery of a...
View ArticleChicago Judges for Sale
The Chicago Journal outlined the process for judicial selection in Cook County, Illinois as follows: “The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Cook County buys judges with the promise of votes,...
View ArticleAlabama and North Carolina Activists Move for Merit Selection
Both North Carolina and Alabama are looking to Merit Selection as a means of ensuring that judges are selected based on qualifications, not money or partisanship. North Carolina pioneered...
View ArticleLegal Intelligencer Calls for Merit Selection
The Legal Intelligencer (subscription required) joined Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts by endorsing Merit Selection of Pennsylvania’s appellate judges. The endorsement followed in the wake of the...
View ArticleAlabamans Question Hyper-Partisan Judicial Elections
The Eufaula Tribune has written an editorial decrying the current state of Alabama’s judicial politics. The paper reported that it received a note from Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Chuck Malone...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Daily News Endorses Merit Selection
A Daily News editorial strongly endorsed Merit Selection of Pennsylvania’s judges. The paper argued that no litigant can be confident in the fairness and impartiality of the courts when our system of...
View ArticleOregon State Supreme Court Chief Justice Fears Future “Arms Race” in State...
Oregon State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul De Muniz will soon be leaving the bench. In a recent interview, he discussed the many difficulties he has experienced while administering his state’s...
View ArticleTennessee Paper Endorses Merit Selection
The Memphis Commercial Appeal has endorsed Merit Selection for Tennessee’s judges. As the paper states, “[h]aving “Democrat” or “Republican” after a judicial candidate’s name should not be a measure...
View ArticlePA House Judiciary Committee to Hold Merit Selection Hearing
A Public Hearing on Merit Selection bills HB 1815 and 1816 will be held by the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 1st, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. We...
View ArticleWisconsin State Supreme Court Justices Call for Merit Selection
Two sitting justices of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court have called on their state to consider ending direct judicial elections and enact some form of Merit Selection. Justice Patrick Crooks,...
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