The debate over judicial elections
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently criticized Washington’s process of electing judges. The speech set off a rash of editorials and opinion pieces. Here are several:
- Washington state should change the way it selects judges, Kate Riley, Seattle Times
- Judicial elections continue to serve Washington state citizens well, Deborah D. Fleck and Gerry Alexander, Seattle Times
- Time to change how Washington state selects its judges, William W. Baker and John McKay, Seattle Times
- Editorial, Politics shouldn’t skew judicial selection, The News Tribune
- Editorial, In Our View, Elections Preferred, The Columbian
- Editorial, Let's not rush to change judicial elections, Yakima Herald-Republic
UPDATE: WSBA Bar News Editor Michael Heatherly reminded me that Bar News covered the topic of judicial elections last year in a series of articles.
