Category Archives: judicial elections

“The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2019-20”

January 25, 2022, 6:42 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Brennan Center report: In 2019–20, state supreme court elections attracted more money — including more spending by special interests — than any judicial election cycle in history, posing a serious threat to the appearance and reality of justice across… Continue reading

“Republican Kevin Brobson wins seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court as GOP appears poised to sweep appellate races”

November 3, 2021, 6:47 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Spotlight PA: Republican Kevin Brobson edged out Democrat Maria McLaughlin to win a spot on Pennsylvania’s highest court, ending a contentious race marked by negative ads and big campaign spending.Unofficial election results early Wednesday showed Brobson, currently a Commonwealth… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Gibson and Nelson: “State Supreme Courts and the Dominant Partisan Regime”

October 13, 2021, 7:00 amELB Book Corner, judicial electionsRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson, authors of the new book, Judging Inequality: State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis. (Readers using this link and the code JUDGING… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Gibson and Nelson: “The Advance of Conservative State High Courts”

October 12, 2021, 7:00 amELB Book Corner, judicial electionsRick Hasen

ELB Book Corner: Gibson and Nelson: “Judging Inequality: Enormous Variation in State High Courts’ Willingness to Advance Equality”

October 11, 2021, 7:00 amELB Book Corner, judicial electionsRick Hasen

“Pennsylvania G.O.P.’s Push for More Power Over Judiciary Raises Alarms”

February 16, 2021, 7:54 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

NYT: G.O.P. legislators, dozens of whom supported overturning the state’s election results to aid former President Donald J. Trump, are moving to change the entire way that judges are selected in Pennsylvania, in a gambit that could tip the scales… Continue reading

“Angered by Pa. Supreme Court rulings, GOP moves to exert more control over judiciary branch”

January 17, 2021, 2:49 pmjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

Spotlight PA: A state House panel narrowly advanced a measure Wednesday aimed at giving the Republican-controlled legislature the power to draw districts for electing appellate court judges in Pennsylvania, a major shift away from the current statewide contests.The majority party… Continue reading

Supreme Court Ducks Issue from Delaware About Whether States Can Mandate Partisan Balance on Their Courts

December 10, 2020, 7:49 amjudicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The Court in Carney v. Adams found that the plaintiff lacked standing because he was not ready and able to serve as a judge.

“Case preview: Justices to consider Delaware rules on bipartisanship in judiciary”

October 4, 2020, 3:22 pmjudicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog: The justices start their new term on Monday, at a time when the Supreme Court is at the center of a bitter battle over President Donald Trump’s nominee to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died… Continue reading

“Election Day could mean big changes for Southern high courts”

August 30, 2020, 8:58 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Facing South reports.

“I’m the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.”

April 27, 2020, 7:28 amjudicial elections, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jill Karofsky NYT oped: Now, over two weeks later, we have an uptick in Covid-19 cases, especially in dense urban centers like Milwaukee and Waukesha, where few polling places were open and citizens were forced to stand in long… Continue reading

Sitting Conservative Justices on Wisconsin Supreme Court Publicly Criticize Liberal Candidate for Court Who Is Running Against Conservative Colleague for Saying Justice “Sides with Right Wing Special Interests”

March 13, 2020, 7:59 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this.

“Judge: Alabama’s method of electing appellate judges not discriminatory”

February 6, 2020, 4:09 pmjudicial elections, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AL.com: Alabama’s method of electing appellate judges does not dilute the voting power of blacks, a Montgomery federal judge ruled Wednesday in a case brought against the state by the Alabama NAACP.The group contended that Alabama’s at-large elections of… Continue reading

Steve Bainbridge on Delaware Judges’ Case at U.S. Supreme Court

December 23, 2019, 9:45 amjudicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WLF: What is the judicial role? Are judges mere umpires who call balls and strikes based solely on rules made by others? Or are judges lawmakers in their own right, creating laws and making public policy? The U.S. Supreme… Continue reading

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