Legislation & Testimony
State Judicial Elections
Letter to Tennessee Supreme Court on Proposed Judicial Conduct Rules
The Brennan Center and Justice at Stake submitted comments to the Tennessee Supreme Court urging adoption of proposed new judicial conduct rules, including a recusal rule on campaign spending. The comments were based largely on a Brennan Center report on recusal reform after Caperton, which identified the Tennessee proposal as one of the two most promising in the country.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 11/09/11
Proposed Part 151 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts
Letter to New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Proposed Part 151 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 03/15/11
Testimony of Adam Skaggs on MD Judicial Elections and Senate Bill 833
The subject of today’s hearing on Senate Bill 833, would conform the selection of Maryland’s circuit court judges with the selection system used to choose other judges in Maryland. In particular, Senate Bill 833 would replace contested elections with a system of appointment and retention elections.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs
– 03/09/10
Letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Regarding its Proposed Revisions to Recusal Petitions
On January 21, 2010, Brennan Center counsel Adam Skaggs, along with Justice at Stake’s Bert Brandenburg, submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court urging it to reject recently proposed revisions to the state Code of Judicial Conduct.
– 01/21/10
Testimony of Adam Skaggs to House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy
Adam Skaggs submits written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy regarding the state of judicial recusals after Caperton v. A.T. Massey
– 12/16/09
Brennan Center and Justice at Stake Joint Letter to Michigan Supreme Court
The letter offers comments on the three proposals concerning judicial disqualification currently under consideration by the Michigan Supreme Court.
– 07/31/09
Letter and Questionnaire from Indiana Right to Life to Judicial Retention Candidate
Indiana sends letter and questionnaire to Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice up for retention election.
– 10/14/08
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Letter Responding to Indiana Right to Life
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard writes letter to Indiana Right to Life declining to answer its questionnaire.
– 10/14/08
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.
– 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.
– 11/15/06