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

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James J. Sample

Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law

Lauren A. Jones

New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice

Rachel Weiss

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

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Lauren A. Jones

New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice ( email )

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Rachel Weiss

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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