Elect 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleMore 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...
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