Because voters rely on judicial performance evaluations when casting their ballots,
policymakers should work diligently to compile valid, reliable, and unbiased information …

In the twenty-first century the American judiciary has been under repeated attacks from
multiple sources.'Editorials published in the media have called for the removal of judges …

In this Speech, Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice of he Wisconsin Supreme Cour,
discusses and examines tie benefits and drawbacks of popular elections of state court …

Judicial performance evaluations (JPEs) are a critical part of selecting judges, especially in
states using merit-based selection systems. This article shows empirical evidence that …

Judicial retention evaluation programs are a key component of efforts to make judicial
retention elections more meaningful contests for voters by providing objective, survey-based …

States currently employ five methods for selecting state supreme court justices: partisan
election, nonpartisan election, election by the legislature, gubernatorial appointment, and …

This Article demonstrates that merit selection is functioning commendably in Arizona and, for
the most part, provides the public with a judicial selection process far more informative and …

In recent years, the problem of selecting judges to sit on the highest state courts has become
a national crisis. North Carolina remains among the states whose constitutions require …

" The quality of our justice in America patently hinges, in large measure, on the quality of our
judges"(Special Commission on Evaluation of Judicial Performance, 1995: i). Whether one …

Justice John Paul Stevens once noted that"[i] t is the confidence in the men and women who
administer justice that is the true backbone of the rule of law." 1 This confidence gives …