Category Archives: Weekly Round-Up

Judicial Performance and Elections The Sun-Times called for a rewrite of the rules on judicial recusal. We will be co-sponsoring a forum on judicial independence and recusal standards on May 23. Sponsor Justice at Stake has a resource page on recusal. Along with Chicago Appleseed, co-sponsor the...

Judicial Performance and Elections The Statesman reports, Texas lawmakers are rankled by the state's judicial ethics rules, which seem to permit the judicial oversight commission attorney-client privilege to "keep secret" some of its investigation findings. "I've never heard of that," said Sen....

Judicial Performance and Elections A post at the Georgetown Public Policy Review examines the DISCLOSE Act, legislation aimed at improving transparency in campaign-related spending. As the 2012 election season continues, expect questions about the role of money in elections and the propriety of a...

Judicial Performance Elected judges across the country are increasingly uncomfortable with the demands--and implications--of fundraising. The Washington Post covers the perils of campaign finance and the judiciary in the era of the Super PAC. While deep-pocketed super PACs and ultra-wealthy donor...

What We Read, March 12-16, 2012  Judicial Elections and Judiciary Reform: Last week, the Kansas House voted to dismantle Kansas’ six-year-old commission on judicial performance. 18 states have judicial performance commissions, established by statute, court rule or state constitution. Chicago Appl...