http://judgesonmerit.org Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-202 judgesonmerit.org » Support Merit Selection of Appellate Judges In Pennsylvania Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:59:32 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-202 [...] is a project of Pennsylvanians For Modern Courts and PMCAction. We believe that Merit Selection is a better way to choose Pennsylvania’s appellate [...] […] is a project of Pennsylvanians For Modern Courts and PMCAction. We believe that Merit Selection is a better way to choose Pennsylvania’s appellate […]

]]> http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-51 Shira Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:59:13 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-51 Thanks for writing in. You raise an interesting point -- one with important implications for Pennsylvania. In our work, we have tried to focus on the issues of ensuring qualifications, removing money from the process of selecting judges and creating a system that opens up more pathways to the bench for qualified lawyers of all races, ethnicities, and genders from all over Pennsylvania. We have sought to leave the more political issues to the politicians, but Delaware is a model that should certainly be looked at as you rightly note that political balance on the courts is often raised as an important issue. Thanks for writing in. You raise an interesting point — one with important implications for Pennsylvania. In our work, we have tried to focus on the issues of ensuring qualifications, removing money from the process of selecting judges and creating a system that opens up more pathways to the bench for qualified lawyers of all races, ethnicities, and genders from all over Pennsylvania. We have sought to leave the more political issues to the politicians, but Delaware is a model that should certainly be looked at as you rightly note that political balance on the courts is often raised as an important issue.

]]> http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-47 blackrobe Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:16:48 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/what-is-merit-selection/#comment-47 I greatly support PMC's longstanding efforts to bring merit selection to Pennsylvania. However, I am left with a lingering questions about the plan currently before the PA General Assembly: why is there no requirement that the courts be politically balanced? On that point, I think the model that the State of Delaware currently employs exceeds the plan currently being debated in PA. Given the quality of the judiciary in Delaware, I think they are doing things right down there. I greatly support PMC’s longstanding efforts to bring merit selection to Pennsylvania. However, I am left with a lingering questions about the plan currently before the PA General Assembly: why is there no requirement that the courts be politically balanced? On that point, I think the model that the State of Delaware currently employs exceeds the plan currently being debated in PA. Given the quality of the judiciary in Delaware, I think they are doing things right down there.

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