Category Archives: judicial elections
“FAN 15 (First Amendment News) — Free Speech & Judicial Elections: The Return of Kaus’ Crocodile”
“Why voters shouldn’t be electing judges”
Ninth Circuit Issues Split Decision on AZ Judicial Candidate Speech Code
Via Mike Sacks comes news of this new decision. Majority by Judge Paez; concurrence by Judge Berzon, and dissent by Judge Tallman.
The majority opinion begins:
A state sets itself on a collision course with the First Amendment when… Continue reading
“Outside Spending Enters Arena of Judicial Races”
Erik Eckholm with an important and extensive NYT report.
“How Not to Pick Judges”
Maya Sen in the NYT Sunday Review:
RESEARCH has long shown that female judges vote differently from men on issues of sex discrimination, harassment and sentencing, while black judges vote differently from whites on issues involving civil rights and affirmative… Continue reading
“Judicial Independence as as Organizing Principle”
Charles Geyh has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Annual Review of Law and Social Science). Here is the abstract:
Judicial independence is a sprawling topic. For some scholars, that is its problem: it is an amoeba, a formless thing… Continue reading
“House passes ballot measure on court appointments”
New battle in Florida: “Voters will have a chance to decide whether an outgoing governor should appoint vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court that open at the same time a new governor is sworn in.”
“Republican group will focus on judicial races”
“Money, politics and judges: Do judicial candidates pay to play?”
Roy Schotland Would Have Loved Participating in This
Justice at Risk: Research Opportunities and Policy Alternatives Regarding State Judicial Selection.
Looks like a fabulous lineup at March 21 Vanderbilt event.
“Dirty Ads And Political Vendettas Muddy A Judge’s Race In Texas”
“Life and death of electing judges: Column; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent rekindles debate on justice in America”
“Supreme Court Committee Provides Guidance on Disqualifications Triggered by Judicial Campaign Contributions”
News from California.