http://www.judgesonmerit.org 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/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4940 Today is Election Day — Don’t Forget to Vote | judgesonmerit.org Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:52:47 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4940 [...] It’s election day, and there are many important judicial elections on the ballot. Although we don’t think elections are the best way to choose judges, as long as this is the system in place, we urge voters to educate themselves and go to the polls.  You can find information about the elections on PMC’s current elections page and frequently asked questions page.  You can learn about the pending proposals to change the way we select appellate court judges on the Merit Selection legislation page. [...] [...] It’s election day, and there are many important judicial elections on the ballot. Although we don’t think elections are the best way to choose judges, as long as this is the system in place, we urge voters to educate themselves and go to the polls.  You can find information about the elections on PMC’s current elections page and frequently asked questions page.  You can learn about the pending proposals to change the way we select appellate court judges on the Merit Selection legislation page. [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4935 State House to Consider Merit Selection Legislation | judgesonmerit.org Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:27:06 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4935 [...] 17 from 1:30-3:30 pm in Philadelphia.  The hearing will address the pending Merit Selection legislation, H.B. 1815 and H.B. [...] [...] 17 from 1:30-3:30 pm in Philadelphia.  The hearing will address the pending Merit Selection legislation, H.B. 1815 and H.B. [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 | judgesonmerit.org Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:13:13 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4917 [...] Merit Selection legislation is pending in the House and Senate.  Passage would set the stage for Pennsylvanians to have the opportunity to decide whether we should find a better way to select appellate court judges.  Without reform, we are left with the alternative described in the closing words of the editorial: a Pennsylvania where “politicians and public alike wear self-imposed blindfolds and pretend only to hear banging gavels, not cash hitting the scales of justice.” [...] [...] Merit Selection legislation is pending in the House and Senate.  Passage would set the stage for Pennsylvanians to have the opportunity to decide whether we should find a better way to select appellate court judges.  Without reform, we are left with the alternative described in the closing words of the editorial: a Pennsylvania where “politicians and public alike wear self-imposed blindfolds and pretend only to hear banging gavels, not cash hitting the scales of justice.” [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4904 New Report Finds PA Continues to Lead the Nation in Costly Judicial Elections | judgesonmerit.org Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:50:12 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4904 [...] Selection legislation is pending in the House and Senate, and it is likely that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a [...] [...] Selection legislation is pending in the House and Senate, and it is likely that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4840 | judgesonmerit.org Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:50:22 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4840 [...] article also looks to Pennsylvania, recognizing the recent introduction of Merit Selection legislation designed as “an an effort to rein in the role of money and fundraising in judicial [...] [...] article also looks to Pennsylvania, recognizing the recent introduction of Merit Selection legislation designed as “an an effort to rein in the role of money and fundraising in judicial [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-4826 “Time to Appoint PA’s Top Judges?” Take the Philly.com Poll | judgesonmerit.org Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:25:57 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-4826 [...] editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer offers a positive review of the introduction of Merit Selection legislation in the General Assembly. The editorial cites the 2010 Poll that found that 93% of the Pennsylvanians [...] [...] editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer offers a positive review of the introduction of Merit Selection legislation in the General Assembly. The editorial cites the 2010 Poll that found that 93% of the Pennsylvanians [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pennsylvanians have right to vote on merit | judgesonmerit.org Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:37:27 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-1841 [...] Read the actual legislation on merit selection here. [...] [...] Read the actual legislation on merit selection here. [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Governor Calls on Legislature to Pass Merit Selection and Let the People Decide | judgesonmerit.org Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:31:10 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-1749 [...] Rendell held a news conference today stressing the importance of House and Senate bills that would change the way Pennsylvania chooses its appellate judges from elections to Merit [...] [...] Rendell held a news conference today stressing the importance of House and Senate bills that would change the way Pennsylvania chooses its appellate judges from elections to Merit [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 “Merit Selection Would Bolster a Sense of Trust” | judgesonmerit.org Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:22:12 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-1738 [...] Legislation is pending in both houses that would begin the process of amending the constitution — a process that would culminate in a public referendum on whether to change the way we select appellate court judges.  We agree that the time to act is now. [...] [...] Legislation is pending in both houses that would begin the process of amending the constitution — a process that would culminate in a public referendum on whether to change the way we select appellate court judges.  We agree that the time to act is now. [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Campaign Contributors Often Appear Before the PA Supreme Court Justices Whose Campaigns They Helped Fund Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:57:25 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-1713 [...] to implement Merit Selection for appellate court judges—read about the legislation at http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/. “Merit Selection takes money out of the selection process and ensures that we select judges [...] [...] to implement Merit Selection for appellate court judges—read about the legislation at http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/. “Merit Selection takes money out of the selection process and ensures that we select judges [...]

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