http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2009/11/03/covered-in-mud/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2009/11/03/covered-in-mud/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 Why Perception Matters | judgesonmerit.org Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:17:45 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/?p=505#comment-1702 [...] not. Even in states such as our own, where candidates for appellate judgeships sometimes engage in nasty partisan campaigns, and where factors other than qualifications (such as ballot position, name recognition, and party [...] [...] not. Even in states such as our own, where candidates for appellate judgeships sometimes engage in nasty partisan campaigns, and where factors other than qualifications (such as ballot position, name recognition, and party [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2009/11/03/covered-in-mud/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Twitter Trackbacks for judgesonmerit.org » Covered in Mud [judgesonmerit.org] on Topsy.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:21 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/?p=505#comment-1391 [...] judgesonmerit.org » Covered in Mud judgesonmerit.org/2009/11/03/covered-in-mud – view page – cached We’ve been reporting (see, e.g, this post, and this one, and this one) about the increasingly nasty tone of the Supreme Court contest between Joan Orie Melvin and Jack Panella. A highlight has been... Read moreWe’ve been reporting (see, e.g, this post, and this one, and this one) about the increasingly nasty tone of the Supreme Court contest between Joan Orie Melvin and Jack Panella. A highlight has been the negative ads aired by each candidate. Some have charged the candidates with airing misleading ads. In fact, the candidates have pointed fingers themselves, accusing each other of crossing the line when it comes to these ads. Now, FactCheck.org highlights this campaign in a report entitled “Court Watch: Pennsylvania Slime.” Just another reason for Pennsylvania to give some more thought to whether electing judges in these expensive, partisan, divisive contests is the right way to go. Read less [...] [...] judgesonmerit.org » Covered in Mud judgesonmerit.org/2009/11/03/covered-in-mud – view page – cached We’ve been reporting (see, e.g, this post, and this one, and this one) about the increasingly nasty tone of the Supreme Court contest between Joan Orie Melvin and Jack Panella. A highlight has been… Read moreWe’ve been reporting (see, e.g, this post, and this one, and this one) about the increasingly nasty tone of the Supreme Court contest between Joan Orie Melvin and Jack Panella. A highlight has been the negative ads aired by each candidate. Some have charged the candidates with airing misleading ads. In fact, the candidates have pointed fingers themselves, accusing each other of crossing the line when it comes to these ads. Now, FactCheck.org highlights this campaign in a report entitled “Court Watch: Pennsylvania Slime.” Just another reason for Pennsylvania to give some more thought to whether electing judges in these expensive, partisan, divisive contests is the right way to go. Read less [...]

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