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State Judicial Elections

The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2006

This fourth edition of “The New Politics of Judicial Elections” shows how 2006 was the most threatening year yet to the fairness of America’s state courts. Special interest pressure is metastasizing into a permanent national campaign against impartial justice.

Publications
Authored by: James Sample, Lauren Jones and Rachel Weiss
– 05/17/07

Testimony of Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. Before the Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary

Testimony concerns questions before the Legislature as a consequence of the holdings that New York State’s judicial convention system is unconstitutional.

Statements & Testimony
– 01/08/07

Testimony of Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. Before the Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary

The Brennan Center’s Frederick Schwarz, Jr. testifies that New York State’s judicial convention system is unconstitutional.

Statements & Testimony
– 11/15/06

Television Advertising in Washington State Supreme Court Primaries Breaks Record

Press Releases
– 09/14/06

United States Court of Appeals Affirms that New York’s System of Selecting Trial Court Judges is Unconstitutional

Press Releases
– 08/30/06