More Money, More Problems for the Judiciary
“In too many states, judicial elections are becoming political prizefights where partisans and special interests seek to install judges who will answer to them instead of the law and the...
View ArticleWhat High Campaign Fundraising Totals Mean for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...
Even before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court primary on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, fundraising totals for the 12 candidates for three open seats has soared into the millions—nearly $5 million raised...
View ArticleTV Ad Bookings Soar to $ 2.4 Million in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Primary
Washington, D.C., May 15 – Pennsylvania Supreme Court primary candidates are airing a barrage of last-minute television advertising, pushing broadcast TV ad buy totals up to at least $2.4 million as of...
View ArticleAs More Money Flows into Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Race, It’s Time for...
Candidates for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have already raised at least $2 million in campaign contributions this year. Many predict that this is only a small fraction of the total amount of money...
View Article2015 PA Supreme Court Race Is a “Game Changer”
With the primary for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court race looming, the race promises to be a “game changer” for the court. With an unprecedented three seats open on the court, the race is one of “the...
View ArticleRepresentatives Cutler and Dean Announce Merit Selection Amendment
On Monday, April 13, Pennsylvania Representatives Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and Madeleine Dean (D-Montgomery), announced to their House colleagues that they plan to introduce a constitutional...
View ArticleJudicial candidate fundraising is a double edged sword
The twelve candidates running for Pennsylvania Supreme Court filed their first financial reports of 2015 yesterday. For candidates and the public, fundraising is a double edged sword. On the one hand,...
View ArticleIn a Crowded Judicial Election, the Winner is Often Left to Chance
With more than 50 candidates vying for 12 open seats on Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas, some are questioning whether voters will be able educate themselves regarding each candidate and cast an...
View ArticleIn Response to Growing Influence of Money in Judicial Elections, Former...
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether state ethics rules can prohibit judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions. The case, Williams-Yulee v....
View ArticleElect Judges Based On Merit, Not Chance
An editorial in today’s Philadelphia Daily News highlights the judicial elections “crapshoot” in Pennsylvania, where judges are often elected based on nothing other than their luck in a lottery for...
View ArticleFormer Montana Supreme Court Justice Joins Growing Calls for Merit Selection
Retired Montana Supreme Court Justice James C. Nelson has joined the growing call for an end to judicial elections. In the February edition of Montana Lawyer, retired Montana Supreme Court Justice...
View ArticleCast your Vote in Favor of Merit Selection on the PoliticsPA.com Poll
The website PoliticsPA.com is hosting a poll allowing readers to choose whether they think Pennsylvania judges should be elected or appointed. The poll comes in the wake of several controversies...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Explains Why Judicial Elections are Harmful for American Democracy
On this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took on the topic of judicial elections, referring to them as a “horrible spectacle.” John Oliver began his segment with a discussion of...
View ArticleRetired Pennsylvania Judges Call for Merit Selection
A recent article published in the Allentown Morning Call and authored by former Lehigh County Judge Maxwell E. Davison is calling for merit selection of appellate judges. Judge Davison is joined in his...
View ArticleLow voter information undermines judicial elections
Judicial elections are traditionally “low-information” ballot races, but a recent University of Akron poll shows that there are consequences to this state of affairs. Half of all Ohioans polled said...
View ArticleJudicial Elections in a Post-Citizens United Era
Recent studies have shown that Citizens United likely has had a tremendous impact on judicial elections. Since the US Supreme Court’s decision in 2010, judicial campaign spending has increased at an...
View Article2014 Judicial Election Recap
On Tuesday, November 4th, Supreme Court justices in 22 states were on the ballot, with retention elections in 14 states. In many states, the judicial elections were expensive, negative, and bitterly...
View ArticleNames Should Not Be the Name of the Game
An editorial by Brent Larkin at the Northeast Ohio Media Group laments the state of the judicial election process in Ohio. He writes about the bottom-of-the-ballot matchup between two Cuyahoga County...
View ArticleExpensive Judicial Elections are an Assault on Our Courts
Tennessee courts are specifically tasked with deciding “on the constitutionality of legislation passed by the General Assembly” and to “consider the legality of administrative policies and...
View ArticleIn the Right Spotlight
Can you name at least two candidates in any of the recent judicial elections in your district or state? Do you know something meaningful about the platform they ran on? Even if you can answer the first...
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