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An editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer outlines the benefits of Merit Selection and the problems caused by the mounting expenses involved in electing judges: “With so much cash flowing into statewide judicial elections, there is no time to waste in changing the way judges are selected for the appellate bench.” Explaining that the increasing costs of elections decreases public confidence in the courts, the editorial notes “And that’s not good for any democracy.”

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