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In today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, columnist Daniel Rubin praises the new effort to change to a Merit Selection system for Pennsylvania’s appellate courts. The column focuses on the lack of diversity on the three statewide appellate courts and notes that the electoral system doesn’t provide opportunities for those from diverse backgrounds to reach the appellate bench: “There’s some question whether God could get elected to the highest court in the state – especially if God were black, were from Philadelphia, or didn’t get a good ballot position.” We believe Merit Selection will create pathways to the appellate courts for qualified lawyers in Pennsylvania who come from diverse backgrounds, and who don’t have access to tremendous financial resources or political backing.

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