Sentences with phrase «recent judicial election»

In fact, Michigan led the nation in anonymous spending in the most recent judicial election cycle.

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).

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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.

Other recent changes have already introduced more partisanship and money into judicial elections.

JY - In recent decades it has become quite clear that judicial elections can be ugly affairs with lots of negative campaigning - doesn't this hurt the judiciary's image - making people see them less as esteemed decision makers and more as politicians in robes?