Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 7, 2023
The perils of politics
Attorneys – as ambassadors of the courts, please work to help educate others on the importance of judicial independence and keeping politics from pervading our courtrooms.
One of the candidates for a contested state Supreme Court judicial election called her opponent “a partisan extremist.” The other candidate in that election stated that “there’s enough room on the Supreme Court for the constitution or for my opponent, but not both.” The race is technically nonpartisan, but it has become quite politicized, and quite expensive. National groups from the left and the right are pouring a ton of money into this race, while political groups...
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