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Addressing the St. Joseph County Bar Association in Indiana, retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor shared her wisdom and experience regarding judicial elections and declared that Merit Selection was the solution.  As the Chicago Tribune reports, Justice O’Connor explained that the money involved in judicial elections leads the public to have less confidence in judges:

“I hope that lawmakers will be cautious and look at what an independent judiciary has meant to this nation,” she said. “Our judges must be capable of staying above politics if they’re going to serve the function of making impartial decisions.”

This makes good sense.  We hope Pennsylvania will heed Justice O’Connors words.

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