Archive for the ‘judicial elections’ tag
One person-one vote case up on appeal
The case claiming that the Washington Court of Appeals judicial elections are subject to the one person one vote principles of the Washington State Constitution Art. I, Section 19 is on its way to the Washington Supreme Court.
The Statement of Grounds for Direct Review and the Answer to the Statement of Grounds for Direct Review have now been filed with the Supreme Court.
Appellant’s Brief will be filed by the end of April, or thereabouts.
Judicial Elections: Justice Tom Chambers may not be running
Supreme Court Justice Tom Chambers’ six-year term is up at the end of 2012. So, his judicial position is up for election this fall (Nov. 2012).
The word on the street in Olympia is that Justice Chambers may not be running again.
Perhaps a well-respected and talented lawyer like Shawn Newman of Olympia will throw his hat in the ring.
Judicial Elections: Retention election heat in Colorado
Judicial elections are coming under increasing scrutiny these days. In Colorado the judges seeking to be retained may well face some opposition against their retention. It seems there are some in the state who think the judges up for retention have been a bit too political. The Denver Post has a story, Four Supreme Court justices face a tough vote in elections.