Category Archives: judicial elections

Challenge to Delaware’s Efforts to Balance Partisan Composition of Judiciary to Proceed

September 26, 2022, 7:34 amjudicial electionsTabatha Abu El-Haj

AP: Delaware courts (including its Supreme Court, Court of Chancery and Superior Court) are subject to a constitutional provision that seeks to maintain a partisan balance on its courts by providing that “no more than a bare majority of… Continue reading

“Redistricting, abortion supercharge state Supreme Court races”

August 17, 2022, 7:38 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Primaries spotlight coming battles over state supreme courts”

May 16, 2022, 5:13 amcampaign finance, judicial electionsTabatha Abu El-Haj

AP News “[A]cross the country this year, . . . state judicial races become increasingly politicized over issues such as partisan gerrymandering, abortion and gun rights. Voters in 32 states this year will cast ballots on state supreme court seats,… Continue reading

“Stung by redistricting rulings, Republicans target state court elections”

April 11, 2022, 7:29 amjudicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

Reuters: Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political environment to elect conservative judges at the state level amid deep political divisions.A string… Continue reading

Must-Read Michael Wines NYT Story on North Carolina Redistricting Battle Suggests Republican Legislature Could Try to Impeach Democratic State Supreme Court Justices to Stop Effort to Thwart Gerrymandering

January 29, 2022, 11:08 amchicanery, judicial elections, redistrictingRick Hasen

This would be ugly even by North Carolina standards.

“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

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