“Birther On The Bench! Gary Kreep Takes California Judgeship”
Woah.
Category Archives: judicial elections
An Inside Look at the Most Dysfunctional Appellate Court in the U.S.
The latest from Wisconsin.
Birther May Have Been Elected California Judge in San Diego
The danger of low salience judicial elections.
“Gov. Scott requests review of 3 justices’ action”
The Orlando Sentinel reports.
“North Carolina, Meet Citizens United”
NYT editorial: “The North Carolina Judicial Coalition is a new tax-exempt organization, known as a super PAC, supported by wealthy conservative Republicans who are determined to make this year’s race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme… Continue reading
“Judge indicates Montana campaign law on judicial races may fall”
The Billings Gazette reports. “A federal judge Friday indicated he may strike down a long-standing Montana campaign law that bans political parties from spending money on or endorsing nonpartisan judicial candidates. But U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell of Helena… Continue reading
“Threat to Courts Cited in JAS, Retired Justices’ Brief”
Press release: “If Montana’s century-old anti-corruption law is overturned, the state ‘may find its courts once again bought by corporate special interests,’ Justice at Stake and eight retired Montana Supreme Court justices warned in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with… Continue reading
“Orie charges may help end some judicial elections”
Philly.com: “An Allegheny County grand jury’s indictment Friday of state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin represents a new low for Pennsylvania’s highest court, but it could prove to be a valuable driving force for reforming the state’s discredited system… Continue reading
“The Best Courts Money Can Buy”
Andrew Rosenthal blogs.
“Three justices miffed over rejected Judicial Commission appointment”
The latest from Wisconsin: “The animosity surrounding the state Supreme Court flared again Friday when Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and two colleagues protested a decision by the court’s conservative wing to reject the reappointment of the chairman of the Judicial… Continue reading
Frank Bruni Interviews Ousted Iowa Judge
“Reconciling Caperton and Citizens United: When Campaign Spending Should Compel Recusal of Elected Officials”
Samuel Siegel has written this student note for the UCLA Law Review. Here is the abstract:
Two recent high-profile U.S. Supreme Court decisions—Caperton and Citizens United—promise to fundamentally alter the landscape of campaign finance at all levels of government. At… Continue reading
Florida Justices Declare Recess in Case to File Financial Disclosure Forms Before Deadline (Otherwise Governor Could Have Replaced Them)
And now there is an investigation into the use of court resources to help file campaign documents.
Sounds like some campaign lawyer did not do his or her job.
Wisconsin Judicial Fight Escalates
How Appealing: “‘Prosser asks two judges to drop out of ethics case’: Friday’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contained an article that begins, “State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser asked Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh… Continue reading