As Judicial Campaign Expenditures Increase, Faith in the System Decreases
As judicial campaign contributions and expenditures continue to rise in the wake of the Citizens United decision, more commentators have begun to question just how “fair,” “impartial,” and...
View ArticlePolitical Justice
Across the country, politics is quickly rearing its head in the nation’s courtrooms. Lawmakers are infringing more and more upon the independence of the judiciary. Lawmakers in Oklahoma, Missouri and...
View ArticlePoliticians in Robes?
Great news for state-level Republican judicial candidates throughout the country: they could be seeing a lot more financial support from their party! The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC)...
View ArticlePolitics Over Principles in Race for Chief Justice
The race for North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice got a little more testy this weekend, as Republican candidates for the seat, Superior Court Judge Ola Mae Lewis, and Supreme Court Justice Mark...
View ArticleA Better Way to Pick Judges
It’s great to be a legislator in Virginia. You have control over judicial appointments and if you ever get bored in the General Assembly, there’s likely a cushy judgeship waiting for you. Virginia is...
View ArticleArkansas’s Judicial Business
Arkansas Circuit Judge Mike Maggio recently stepped out of the 2014 race for a seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, after it was revealed that he was behind an online pseudonym linked to racist,...
View ArticleIn the Interest of the Law
It’s been said before, ‘merit selection takes power away from the people to choose judges who represent them.’ But, that represents a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of a judge; judges should...
View ArticleCash Still King in Texas Judicial Elections
What’s the most important qualification a person needs to become a judge? Perhaps a sense of fairness, integrity, or knowledge of the law? Each of these qualifications are certainly important to...
View ArticleJustice for Sale
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments regarding a probe into whether or not Republican candidates “coordinated” with special interest group donors during the 2011 and 2012 recall...
View ArticleJudges for Sale in North Carolina
Since 2004, more than 80% of judicial candidates in North Carolina have used public financing to fund their campaigns. This program gave a grant to judicial candidates who raised money from small...
View ArticlePolitical Justice
Across the country, politics is quickly rearing its head in the nation’s courtrooms. Lawmakers are infringing more and more upon the independence of the judiciary. Lawmakers in Oklahoma, Missouri and...
View ArticlePoliticians in Robes?
Great news for state-level Republican judicial candidates throughout the country: they could be seeing a lot more financial support from their party! The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC)...
View ArticlePolitics Over Principles in Race for Chief Justice
The race for North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice got a little more testy this weekend, as Republican candidates for the seat, Superior Court Judge Ola Mae Lewis, and Supreme Court Justice Mark...
View ArticleA Better Way to Pick Judges
It’s great to be a legislator in Virginia. You have control over judicial appointments and if you ever get bored in the General Assembly, there’s likely a cushy judgeship waiting for you. Virginia is...
View ArticleArkansas’s Judicial Business
Arkansas Circuit Judge Mike Maggio recently stepped out of the 2014 race for a seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, after it was revealed that he was behind an online pseudonym linked to racist,...
View ArticleIn the Interest of the Law
It’s been said before, ‘merit selection takes power away from the people to choose judges who represent them.’ But, that represents a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of a judge; judges should...
View ArticleCash Still King in Texas Judicial Elections
What’s the most important qualification a person needs to become a judge? Perhaps a sense of fairness, integrity, or knowledge of the law? Each of these qualifications are certainly important to...
View ArticleJustice for Sale
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments regarding a probe into whether or not Republican candidates “coordinated” with special interest group donors during the 2011 and 2012 recall...
View ArticleJudges for Sale in North Carolina
Since 2004, more than 80% of judicial candidates in North Carolina have used public financing to fund their campaigns. This program gave a grant to judicial candidates who raised money from small...
View ArticlePlaying Games with Justice
There is something peculiar happening in the LoneStar State this judicial campaign season. An impending Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court, has made strange bedfellows of Democratic trial...
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