http://judgesonmerit.org/2008/09/08/chief-justice-castille-calls-for-merit-selection/ Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://judgesonmerit.org/2008/09/08/chief-justice-castille-calls-for-merit-selection/#comment-430 K.O. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:29:03 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/?p=213#comment-430 Bravo to the Chief Justice. It's good that he's honest enough to acknowledge that the appearance of influence by campaign donations is just as disruptive as actual partiality. That public suspicion leaves even the most honest, fair and impartial judges open to questions about whether money influences their rulings. Shouldn't we want our judges to be able to do their jobs without the shadow of campaign money clouding their decisions? Bravo to the Chief Justice. It’s good that he’s honest enough to acknowledge that the appearance of influence by campaign donations is just as disruptive as actual partiality. That public suspicion leaves even the most honest, fair and impartial judges open to questions about whether money influences their rulings. Shouldn’t we want our judges to be able to do their jobs without the shadow of campaign money clouding their decisions?

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