The Indy Star reports that a federal court ruled the state law governing how judges are elected in Marion County is unconstitutional. Apparently, the Republican and Democratic parties each nominate half of the
candidates eligible to sit on the court so candidates appearing on the
general election ballot are almost sure of victory.
Unfortunately, the only alternative to this system discussed in the article is the Missouri Plan, which the article uncritically calls "merit selection."
Judicial Selection, by Stephen Ware, a law professor at KU, in Lawrence, Kansas.
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