Category Archives: judicial elections
“I’m the Judge Who Won in Wisconsin. This Principle Is More Important Than Winning.”
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”
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this.
“Judge: Alabama’s method of electing appellate judges not discriminatory”
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
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
“New Report Finds $39.7 Million Spent on Campaigns for State Supreme Court Judgeships in 2017-2018, $10.8 Million of it by Special Interest Groups”
Brennan Center release.
“LDF Applauds Federal Court Remedy Ensuring Voting Rights in Louisiana”
“Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Louisiana Over Discriminatory Maps for State Supreme Court”
“New Report Shows Extreme Lack of Diversity Among State Supreme Court Justices”
Release:
State supreme courts, which sit at the top of state judiciaries, don’t have gender parity and don’t reflect the racial or ethnic composition of the communities they serve, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for… Continue reading
Third Circuit Strikes Down Delaware Rule Requiring Judicial Candidates to Be Member of Republican or Democratic Parties
Opinion in Adams v. Delaware:
James R. Adams is a resident and member of the State Bar of Delaware. For some time, he has expressed a desire to be considered for a judicial position in that state. Following the announcement… Continue reading
A Recount Could Be Coming in Closely Watched Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
At the time I write this post, the closely watched race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court is a nailbiter:
The loser can request a recount if the race is within 1 percent, and the state pays if it is… Continue reading
With Democrats Surprisingly Winning Some Judicial Elections in Texas, There’s Talk of Move to Nonpartisan Elections
Howard has the details.
“New opinion — Third Circuit strikes down Delaware’s requirement that state judges be Democrats or Republicans”
CA3 Blog:
The Delaware Constitution sets out a unique method for selecting state-court judges: the Governor appoints them (based on recommendations from nominating commissions, and without legislative involvement) subject to a requirement that the judges of each court contain… Continue reading
“Judicial Elections, Public Opinion, and Decisions on Lower‐Salience Issues”
Brandice Canes-Wrone, Tom Clark and Amy Semet have written this article for the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. Here is the abstract:
Scholarship finds that in states with judicial elections, public opinion affects judges’ decisions on hot‐button campaign issues such… Continue reading