http://www.judgesonmerit.org Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/report-on-the-2012-house-judiciary-committee-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-5298 Philadelphia Weekly Blog Points Out Problems Inherent in Electing Judges | judgesonmerit.org Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:49 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?page_id=2349#comment-5298 [...] Report on the 2012 House Judiciary Committee Hearing [...] [...] Report on the 2012 House Judiciary Committee Hearing [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5289 PMCAction Alert | judgesonmerit.org Thu, 03 May 2012 15:09:08 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-5289 [...] Please contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to vote YES on sending Merit Selection Bills (H.B. 1815 and H.B. 1816) to the full House for [...] [...] Please contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to vote YES on sending Merit Selection Bills (H.B. 1815 and H.B. 1816) to the full House for [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5284 Ask the Judiciary Committee to Vote Out the Merit Selection Bills So the People Can Decide | judgesonmerit.org Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:28:38 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-5284 [...] business next week, and one of the items still pending before the House Judiciary Committee are the Merit Selection Bills (H.B. 1815 and H.B. 1816).  To start the constitutional amendment process — which will  culminate with the people [...] [...] business next week, and one of the items still pending before the House Judiciary Committee are the Merit Selection Bills (H.B. 1815 and H.B. 1816).  To start the constitutional amendment process — which will  culminate with the people [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/contact-info-for-house-judiciary-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-5256 Marlena Kleit Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:29:42 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?page_id=2449#comment-5256 I support merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania and urge you to do so also. I support merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania and urge you to do so also.

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/report-on-the-2012-house-judiciary-committee-hearing/comment-page-1/#comment-5238 Speaking Out for the People in Pennsylvania | American Courthouse Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:12:34 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?page_id=2349#comment-5238 [...] to Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts for posting this [...] [...] to Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts for posting this [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/merit-selection-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-5117 Merit Selection Hearing on Thursday March 1 | judgesonmerit.org Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:27:48 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/about-this-campaign/#comment-5117 [...] Public Hearing on Merit Selection  (HB 1815 and 1816) will be held by the PA House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 1st from 1:30-3:30 pm, at the [...] [...] Public Hearing on Merit Selection  (HB 1815 and 1816) will be held by the PA House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 1st from 1:30-3:30 pm, at the [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/supporters-of-merit-selection/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 PA (judicial elections): Attempts to Shine Light on the Dark Side of Politics : State of Elections Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:01:23 +0000 http://judgesonmerit.org/#comment-5107 [...] the public and numerous advocacy groups afraid of corruption, one thing is clear—something must be done. What is less obvious, is the [...] [...] the public and numerous advocacy groups afraid of corruption, one thing is clear—something must be done. What is less obvious, is the [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2012/01/05/newly-elected-traffic-judge-fails-to-meet-lax-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-5105 matt Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:09:08 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?p=2154#comment-5105 Traffic Court Judge Christine Solomon was sworn in today by Judge Berry at 3:30 pm 2-14-12 Traffic Court Judge Christine Solomon was sworn in today by Judge Berry at 3:30 pm 2-14-12

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2012/01/10/tennessee-leads-the-way-in-judicial-recusal-rule-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-5098 Philadelphia Daily News Endorses Merit Selection | judgesonmerit.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?p=2178#comment-5098 [...] out that the legislature could act now to reform the current recusal rules, as recently happened in Tennessee. Tennessee recently introduced a rule prohibiting judges from hearing a case if campaign spending [...] [...] out that the legislature could act now to reform the current recusal rules, as recently happened in Tennessee. Tennessee recently introduced a rule prohibiting judges from hearing a case if campaign spending [...]

]]> http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2011/12/29/judicial-elections-are-not-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 More “Merit” Selection Judges Behaving Badly | American Courthouse Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:07:06 +0000 http://www.judgesonmerit.org/?p=2157#comment-5072 [...] campaign to end democratic selection of judges – suggested that the ethical transgression of one Philadelphia Traffic Court judge represented an indictment of judicial elections.  This has become a favorite meme of the [...] [...] campaign to end democratic selection of judges – suggested that the ethical transgression of one Philadelphia Traffic Court judge represented an indictment of judicial elections.  This has become a favorite meme of the [...]

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