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Conventional wisdom states that White has heightened the politicization of judicial elections by facilitating expensive, below - the - belt exchanges that aharply attenuate the incumbency advantage and threaten the legitimacy of state courts.

It allowed more campaign cash into North Carolina's judicial elections by eliminating the popular, nationally - renowned public financing program for judicial candidates.

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A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

The last local government election exercise, if allowed, would have revealed the high level of corruption by the Lagos State Government, but they will never allow the truth to prevail, hence every effort was made to ensure false and rascal judicial pronouncements reminiscent of Ayo Salami's days.

The stories of judges becoming very wealthy on bribes paid by litigants in election petitions and other high profile cases have become more pervasive and in matters of the sanctity of the judicial process, appearances are at least as important as the substance.

Recall that Wike barely two weeks ago publicly denounced the statement issued by the adviser which described the Supreme Court dismissal of his appeal on relocation of election tribunal to Abuja and the nullification of his election as» judicial gang up» and «Judicial terrorismjudicial gang up» and «Judicial terrorismJudicial terrorism».

It helped in the process of demystifying judicial proceedings and helped send the clear message from the majority on the court that the controlling principle of judicial intervention in elections was the result delivered at the polling station, which would not be easily reversed by a court.

Judicial Delegates are proportional to the Democratic voter turnout (how many ppl vote for the Dem) in the last Gubernatorial election by district.

The New York County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce the formation of an Independent Screening Panel to report on candidates for nomination by the Democratic Party for five vacancies on the New York State Supreme Court vacancies, 1st Judicial District (New York County), which will be filled in the November 8, 2017 general election.

Three candidates are somehow in the mild slugfest for county Surrogate Court judge — Democrat Sara McGinty, who won her party's primary, though not its endorsement at convention, and has a dubious distinction of being listed as «not qualified» by the Third Judicial Department Independent Judicial Elections Qualification Commissions, though the Ulster County Bar Association lists her as «qualified.»

The New York County Democratic Committee has announced the formation of an Independent Judicial Screening Panel to report on candidates for nomination by the Democratic Party for one (1) New York County Supreme Court vacancy, which will be filled in the November 4, 2014 general election.

The following were approved by the Independent Judicial Screening Panel for consideration for the four (4) 1st Judicial District Supreme Court vacancies to be elected at the general election on November 3, 2015: Hon. Raymond L. Bruce Hon. Anthony Cannataro... Continue reading →

An election decided by two votes and at the whim of judicial decisions is not something you see too often.

The New York County Democratic Committee has announced the formation of an Independent Screening Panel to report on candidates for nomination by the Democratic Party for one incumbent and four vacancies on the New York State Supreme Court vacancies, 1st Judicial District (New York County), which will be filled in the November general election.

Both candidates were rated «qualified» by the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions.

The following were approved by the Independent Judicial Screening Panel for consideration for the three (3) 1st Judicial District Supreme Court vacancies to be elected at the general election on November 5, 2013: Hon. Arlene Bluth Hon. Raymond Bruce Hon.... Continue reading →

Shiites / Army Clash: Arewa Youths alerts of plan to politicize investigation Following the continued sitting of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the December 2015 killings in Zaria, Kaduna state, a group, the Arewa Youth Intellectual Forum, AYIF, has alerted of plans to politicize the investigation ahead of the 2019 general elections by the Islamic -LSB-...]

He'll need every one of those votes in a judicial district where, according to the state Board of Elections, Democrats outnumber Republicans by some 87,000 enrollees.

The Five Biggest Rockland Stories of 2013 BY DYLAN SKRILOFF 5) Orangetown election — An election decided by two votes and at the whim of judicial decisions is not something you see too ofteBY DYLAN SKRILOFF 5) Orangetown election — An election decided by two votes and at the whim of judicial decisions is not something you see too ofteby two votes and at the whim of judicial decisions is not something you see too often.

«Up till today, that Appeal Court judgment of October 10, 2010, that made Fayemi governor is not being cited as authority in any election matter and with Obasanjo's reference to Salamigate as terminology for judicial manipulation, it should be clear to Fayemi himself that he became governor by judicial fraud.

He told the Commons he had tried to hold a judicial inquiry into phone hacking shortly before the general election last year but was opposed by Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Home Office and the police.

'' [I] f I were a Democrat, particularly one running for office in the 2006 elections, I would be deathly afraid that the face and image of the party is going to be represented most prominently by Senator Leahy and his right hand person for judicial nominees, Senator Schumer (D - NY).

In a 2000 report, the ABA Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards warned of the «alarming increase in efforts by special interests to influence the outcome of judicial elections through both financial contributions and attack campaigningJudicial Selection Standards warned of the «alarming increase in efforts by special interests to influence the outcome of judicial elections through both financial contributions and attack campaigningjudicial elections through both financial contributions and attack campaigning.»

Merit selection, endorsed by the ABA in 1937, helps remove the partisan politics inherent in a judicial election and the excesses of campaign rhetoric and cash.

Trust in our court system has also been undermined by judicial elections plagued with partisan and often - misleading information about the candidates because of the increase in special - interest financial contributions in the races.

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The project aims to make judicial elections more transparent for journalists and researchers by creating online profiles of judges that show campaign contributions, judicial opinions and biographies.

By getting involved in a judicial election, and picking a specific candidate, lawyers are rolling the proverbial dice.

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The second case involved a complaint filed against Justice Michael Gableman alleging he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct by running a false advertisement against his opponent, former Justice Louis Butler, in the 2008 election.

But, according to a recent opinion from the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (via the Legal Profession Blog), only because the appeals for donations are on a page sponsored by Comiter's election committee, rather than his personal page.

The proposed reform would amend Nevada law to provide for the appointment of judges by the Governor from a list of candidates selected by the Judicial Selection Commission, followed by retention elections whereby the electorate can choose to retain or remove those judges.

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Created in 2002 by the Judicial Campaign Reform Act, the so - called «Voter - Owned Elections» program allowed candidates with...

She was heavily involved in the case before the election commissioner to overturn the result of the mayoral election in Tower Hamlets in May 2014, including the enforcement of costs orders and resistance to an application by the ousted mayor for judicial review.

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A now - defeated judicial elections bill introduced in Hawaii this session was motivated by a trial judge's decision requiring the legislature to allocate more funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

But unlike in challenges to non-judicial election regulations, where preventing political corruption often rests alone in the balance against plaintiffs» First Amendment rights, in the judicial context, the First Amendment rights of those challenging election rules are also counterbalanced by the fundamental constitutional due process rights of litigants to a fair trial before a tribunal that is impartial in both fact and appearance.

By validating and giving effect to that campaign — based entirely on what they had read in the newspapers — Judges Cabranes, Walker, and Parker openly permitted the norms of contemporary political discourse embodied in those news stories to displace the norms of reasoned judicial decision making, and unnecessarily inserted themselves into the mayoral election campaign.

Approximately 90 percent of Minnesota judges are already selected through a commission - based gubernatorial appointment process — authorized by statute — to fill vacancies that arise between elections, and judicial elections are rarely contested.

Abraham Galloway, a former fugitive slave who returned to North Carolina and helped draft the state's 1868 constitution, called the judiciary chosen by the Confederate state legislature a «bastard born of sin and secession» and helped move the state to judicial elections.

That is, even with the costs incurred by campaign contributions, judicial elections are legitimacy - ENHANCING institutions.

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[1] Regarding the term «judicial candidate,» in Arkansas, there are no retention elections, and selection by appointment arises in limited situations, such as to fill a newly created judgeship or a vacancy.

A little - noticed document filed by the Presidency on March 16 provides at least part of the explanation: because of the recent judicial elections, the Presidency has dissolved the PTC that was handling the Afghanistan situation (PTC III) and reassigned the situation to a newly - constituted PTC (PTC II).

[1] Assessments by lawyers are relied on in evaluating the professional or personal fitness of persons being considered for election or appointment to judicial office and to public legal offices, such as attorney general, prosecuting attorney and public defender.