Category Archives: judicial elections

“Chief justice ‘very concerned’ about November’s retention election”

February 24, 2012, 12:45 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Radio Iowa: “Four of the seven justices on the Iowa Supreme Court will be listed on November’s election ballot for a “retention” election and the court’s chief justice says he’s ‘very concerned.’ In 2010, three Iowa Supreme Court justices,… Continue reading

“We agree with the district court that Plaintiffs have not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of their argument that the prohibition of political party designations next to judicial candidates’ names burdens their rights to association and free speech and is not outweighed by Ohio’s interests”

February 16, 2012, 7:42 amcampaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

So concludes the Sixth Circuit in an unpublished opinion issued today. Thanks to Michael Solimine, who helps this blog regularly, for the pointer.

Watch the Archived Webcast of Panel on Judicial Elections after Citizens United

February 6, 2012, 1:43 pmcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Great panel today with James Sample and Erwin Chemerinsky (I moderated and commented). You can watch it here.

Webcast TODAY: Citizens United’s Impact on Judicial Elections

February 6, 2012, 7:53 amcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

This link will be live today (Monday) at noon Pacific time. The event: The UCI Law chapter of ACS has put together this event for Monday Feb. 6 at 12 pm (Pacific time), and it will be webcast. Here is… Continue reading

Link for Monday Webcast of “Citizens United’s Impact on Judicial Elections” Event

February 3, 2012, 4:52 pmcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

This link will be live on Monday at noon Pacific time. The event: The UCI Law chapter of ACS has put together this event for Monday Feb. 6 at 12 pm (Pacific time), and it will be webcast. Here is… Continue reading

“Electing judges still works for N.C.”

February 1, 2012, 7:35 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Scott Gaylord has written this oped for the Charlotte News and Observer.

“Citizens United’s Impact on Judicial Elections”

January 26, 2012, 9:04 amcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The UCI Law chapter of ACS has put together this event for Monday Feb. 6 at 12 pm (Pacific time), and it will be webcast. Here is a description: “Controversial for many reasons, the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision… Continue reading

“New S.C. Poll: Colbert Hot, Court-Bashing Not”

January 18, 2012, 1:38 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Justice at Stake has issued this press release.

“Prosser not participating in cases because of health issue”

December 4, 2011, 9:20 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

The latest from the troubled Wisconsin Supreme Court.

How Not to Campaign for Judge in Indiana

November 29, 2011, 8:01 amchicanery, conflict of interest laws, ethics investigations, judicial electionsRick Hasen

The following election fundraiser ad by a judge (who is also the spouse of the Marion County Democratic party chair) earned an admonition from the Indiana Commission on Judicial Nominations: Around August 15, 2011, invitations to a fundraiser to support… Continue reading

State Farm Judicial Recusal Case Still Dead

November 21, 2011, 9:02 pmconflict of interest laws, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Today I linked to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune in which the newspaper discussed a pending motion for recusal in a controversial Illinois Supreme Court case involving State Farm. The only problem, as a reader just alerted me,… Continue reading

Is the State Farm Judicial Recusal Case in Illinois Coming Back?

November 21, 2011, 8:59 amcampaign finance, conflict of interest laws, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Chicago Tribune editorial: Back in 2005, plaintiff’s attorneys had asked Karmeier to recuse himself from the State Farm case because, they said, his campaign had accepted at least $350,000 from State Farm officers, employees, lawyers and others connected to… Continue reading