Publications
State Judicial Elections

Fair Courts: Setting Recusal Standards

The Brennan Center’s recusal report addresses increasing threats to the impartiality of America’s state courts, and provides ten proposals to achieving meaningful reform of state recusal systems.

Authored by: James Sample, David Pozen and Michael Young
– 04/01/08

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.

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

The New Politics of Judicial Elections: How 2000 Was a Watershed Year for Big Money, Special Interest Pressure, and TV Advertising in State Supreme Court Campaigns

Authored by: Deborah Goldberg
– 02/14/02

Freeing Candidate Speech in Judicial Elections: Or How Safe Are Loose Canons?

Authored by: Mark Kozlowski and Praveen Krishna
– 01/01/02

Buying Time 2004: Storyboards of Advertisements

Buying Time 2004 Final Reports Page

Public Funding of Judicial Elections: Financing Campaigns for Fair and Impartial Courts

Authored by: Deborah Goldberg

Regulating Interest Group Activity in Judicial Elections

Authored by: Mark Kozlowski