The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2006
JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN, THE NEW POLITICS OF JUDICIAL ELECTIONS 2006, Jesse Rutledge, ed., James Sample, et al., 2007
72 Pages Posted: 6 Jan 2010 Last revised: 6 Jan 2010
Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Written: June 1, 2007
Abstract
This fourth edition of “The New Politics of Judicial Elections” shows how 2006 was the most threatening year yet to the fairness of America’s state courts. Special interest pressure is metastasizing into a permanent national campaign against impartial justice: High court elections featured broadcast television advertisements in more than 91 percent of states with contested campaigns, median candidate fundraising hit an all-time high, special interests began to pour money into lower court campaigns, and pushy questionnaires sought to make judges accountable to special interests instead of the law and the Constitution.
Keywords: Judicial elections, fair courts
Suggested Citation:
Sample, James J. and Jones, Lauren A. and Weiss, Rachel, The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2006 (June 1, 2007). JUSTICE AT STAKE CAMPAIGN, THE NEW POLITICS OF JUDICIAL ELECTIONS 2006, Jesse Rutledge, ed., James Sample, et al., 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1532235
