Judicial Campaigns, Elections, and Selection Archives - Page 9 of 11

Save the Date: 5/23/12 “Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World”

Please join us... Protecting Judicial Independence in a Citizens United World - New Ways of Looking at Judicial Recusal and Campaign Contribution Disclosure Sponsored by Justice at Stake Campaign and Co-Sponsored by Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Chicago Council of Lawyers Illinois Campaign...

Thoughts after the Primary Election

In the run up to yesterday’s primary race, Appellate Justice Aurelia Pucinski was a vocal critic of the role of campaign financing in judicial elections. Judge Pucinski was particularly critical (audio link, relevant portion at the -1:20 mark) of the role of PAC money and money from donors and organ...

Illinois & Cook County Primary Judicial Election Results

As of today, our Voteforjudges.org website received 518,000 hits since the beginning of this judicial evaluation season with about 17,000 unique visitors. This is exciting evidence of a concerned electorate! Below is a table showing election results for Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Appellate Co...

You CAN Take It With You: Judicial Candidate Evaluations into Illinois Voting Booths

45 of the candidates running in Tuesday's Cook County Illinois primary were deemed "not recommended" or "not qualified" by at least one reviewing organization, and the SunTimes wants to know how voters are supposed to discern the best candidates when they're faced with numerous options in the booth....

Illinois Supreme Court Candidates Share Views on Judicial Recusal, Campaign Finance

To the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice released the responses of Illinois Supreme Court Candidates to a survey about judicial recusal standards and campaign finance reform. You can find the complete press release and survey results at our website. Only...

1 … 7 8 9 10 11