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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Courts - Howard Bashman's view on the Iowa retention vote
Howard Bashman, Pennsylvania appellate litigator and editor of How Appealing, has this Nov. 8th article in The Legal Intelligencer, headed: "How Did Elections Affect Pa. 'Merit Selection' Battle?." A few quotes:
In actuality, however, the judicial retention vote in Iowa merely shows that the system is operating in the manner in which it was designed. * * *The best way for judges to respond to the results of the judicial retention election in Iowa is to change absolutely nothing about the way that they approach their work. It is indeed bizarre to have a system that allows voters to reject judges based on the outcomes of cases with which the voters disagree, but that reality should not and cannot lead judges to base their rulings on anything other than their obligation to faithfully apply the law.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 9, 2010 10:59 AM
Posted to Courts in general