But Republican Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French is losing by 6 points to Cleveland Judge John P. O’Donnell, with more than half the voters undecided. Judicial candidates do not have party labels attached to their names on the general-election ballot, which critics say helps turn elections for the high court into a name game. There already is an O’Donnell on the court — as well as an O’Connor and an O’Neill — although the two are not related.
Justice Sharon Kennedy leads Democratic state Rep. Thomas Letson of Warren by 21 points for the other court seat up for grabs this year; but again, more than half of voters say they don’t know who they will support. The GOP currently controls the court 6-1.
Is this an argument for partisan labels on the ballot?