Sentences with phrase «for judicial elections»

To the surprise of some, two years later you spoke publicly about your continued support for judicial elections, and that speech was published as a law review article.

ALBANY — In a special session to raise pay for state lawmakers, legislators may also create a system of public financing for judicial elections and restrict their ability to solicit campaign contributions from entities with business before the state, sources told POLITICO New York.

Torres was fired from the elections board in October 2015 in a dispute with Republican leaders after Conservatives made a cross-endorsement deal with Democrats for judicial elections.

The Third Circuit held that this change to the canon mooted a case brought by a non-partisan organization that had distributed a questionnaire to candidates for judicial elections, and affirmed the lowers court's dismissal of the case on justiciability grounds.

Contemporary judicial selection concerns include the controversy over merit selection of judges vs. the election of judges, the need for judicial election reform, and the effect of the method of judicial selection on the number of minorities and women seated on the bench.

For national trends, read Who Pays for Judicial Elections?

Opponents of court reform have targeted ethical rules aimed at promoting the integrity and independence of the judiciary; public financing for judicial elections; and the use of nonpartisan merit commissions to screen judicial nominees.