The paper of record shows a photo of a North Carolina Supreme Court justice carrying campaign signs across the street. For many of us that's an settling image, which is probably what the NY Times intended, as it's no fan of judicial elections. For others, I suppose it's a positive image of the powerful being subject to democratic accountability.
The NY Times writes
"Judges on higher courts are elected rather than appointed in 22 states, and in 16 more they must face retention elections at some point after their selection, according to Justice at Stake, an advocacy group in Washington. Corporations and political parties — and trial lawyers and unions — seek ideologically compatible state judges, legal experts say, because their rulings can affect redistricting and laws on such key issues as liability, medical malpractice and workers’ compensation."
More on the NC races' campaign funding here
More on the NC races here
Judicial Selection, by Stephen Ware, a law professor at KU, in Lawrence, Kansas.
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