{"id":2558,"date":"2011-06-13T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2016-11-16T20:43:54","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T01:43:54","slug":"former-justice-oconnor-takes-a-stand-against-judicial-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/former-justice-oconnor-takes-a-stand-against-judicial-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Supreme Court Justice O&#039;Connor Takes a Stand Against Judicial Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a Guest Commentary piece in the Detroit Free Press, former Supreme Court Justice O&#8217;Connor argued against processes in which state judges participate in competitive elections in order to secure spots on the state bench.\u00a0 In her own words:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Proponents of judicial elections argue that this is the democratic way,  and that the rough and tumble is just the price of democracy. I strongly  disagree. The judiciary is different, as evidenced by our U.S.  Constitution, which wisely requires appointment, not election, of  federal judges. . . . Allowing cash in our courtrooms has the potential to erode the public&#8217;s  confidence in the impartiality and trustworthiness of the courts.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Instead, O&#8217;Connor would prefer a merit-based system, similar to what is currently in place in her home state of Arizona.\u00a0 Read the full post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com\/article\/20110612\/OPINION05\/106120458\/Guest-commentary-Why-Michiganders-lost-faith-judges-impartiality-\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2011\/06\/OConnor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2559\" title=\"O'Connor\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2011\/06\/OConnor-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a Guest Commentary piece in the Detroit Free Press, former Supreme Court Justice 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