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Judicial Elections articles on Democracy Chronicles

Judicial elections in the United States have undergone a dramatic transformation recently. Today, partisan political groups are spending big money to elect their favorite judges raising serious issues of independence, integrity and impartiality. The possibility of corrupt and even secretive influence bought by funding candidates for the bench raises serious concern. While it is possible that the use of judicial elections may be a workable system for selecting judges, the threat of turning judges into politicians remains evident. Also see our section on American democracy and our Supreme Court articles.

Costly Court Race Points To Future For Judicial Elections

March 30, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Costly Court Race Points To Future For Judicial Elections

Thirty million dollars and counting has poured into the campaign for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, with TV ads swamping the airwaves.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Corruption, American Local Elections, Judicial Elections, Money Politics

Indiana Voters Can Remove 60% Of The Supreme Court

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Straw Leave a Comment

The 2024 Indiana election could remove 60% of the state’s justices, including Rush who’s violated property and human rights.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Judicial Elections

How Did State Supreme Court Races Get So Expensive?

March 17, 2023 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

How Did State Supreme Court Races Get So Expensive?

Politicos have increasingly realized that state supreme court elections can be just as important as executive or legislative elections.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Judicial Elections, Money Politics

On Gerrymandering And Judicial Democracy

October 12, 2022 by Andrew Straw 1 Comment

Voter ID, Partisan Gerrymandering Struck Down In NC Rulings 

I am against gerrymandering and want to see every instance of it abolished so Americans have more equality and power when they vote.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Judicial Elections, Redistricting, Supreme Court

The Politics Of Judicial Elections

January 28, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

The Politics Of Judicial Elections

Special interests are spending more than ever on state high court races. This is not without cause and deep implications for democracy.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Judicial Elections

Reform Of Elections For Swiss Top Judges Thrown Out

November 30, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Reform Of Elections For Swiss Top Judges Thrown Out

A plan to elect supreme court judges by lot rather than by the Swiss parliament was rejected by voters in all 26 Cantons of the country.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Europe, Judicial Elections, Switzerland

Study Estimating Judicial Ideology Finds Rise in Polarization

February 9, 2021 by DC Editors 1 Comment

Estimating Judicial Ideology

Reviewing the substantial literature on estimating judicial ideology, from the US Supreme Court to the lowest state court.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Election Science, Judicial Elections, Supreme Court

SolarWinds Hack May be Big Setback to Judicial Transparency

January 28, 2021 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

SolarWinds Hack

The vulnerability in SolarWinds resulted in an “apparent compromise” of “highly sensitive non-public documents,” such as sealed filings.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Election Transparency, Judicial Elections, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

Why Official Records Must be Made Public for Elected Prosecutors

February 16, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Why Official Records Must be Made Public for Elected Prosecutors

America’s locally elected prosecutors have authority to reinforce mass incarceration and racial disparities incriminal legal system.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Local Elections, Election Transparency, Judicial Elections

Dark Money Dominating State Supreme Court Races

October 31, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Dark Money Dominating State Supreme Court Races

Outside groups continue to pour money into state supreme court campaigns, television advertising spending so far totaling $5 million this election season.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American Corruption, American State Elections, Judicial Elections, Money Politics, Political Lobbying

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