Resources
State Judicial Elections
Lopez Torres v. NYS Board of Elections
U.S. Judge Overturns New York State Judicial Election Process in Brennan Center Lawsuit
Court Cases
– 01/16/08
Buying Time: Television Advertising in the 2004 State Supreme Court Elections
Leading up to the November 2004 election, the Brennan Center released real-time reports on television advertising in state Supreme Court elections. The 2004 reports continued the groundbreaking analysis first conducted in 2000 and 2002, examining the sponsorship, content and costs of televised state Supreme Court campaign ads.
Analysis
Background Briefing on Lopez Torres
Press Releases
The Best Defense: Why Elected Courts Should Lead Recusal Reform
Commentary
Authored by: Deborah Goldberg, James Sample and David Pozen
– 06/01/07
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
Brennan Center Senior Counsel to State Senate: End Backroom Judicial Selection
Press Releases
– 01/08/07
Convention System Harms Democracy
Commentary
Authored by: James Sample and Frederick A.O. Schwarz
– 12/26/06
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