judgesonmerit.org » Gov. Rendell http://www.judgesonmerit.org Making the move to merit selection for all appellate judges in Pennsylvania Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:27:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Governor Rendell “Sounds Off” For Merit Selection http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2008/03/27/governor-rendell-sounds-off-for-merit-selection/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.judgesonmerit.org/2008/03/27/governor-rendell-sounds-off-for-merit-selection/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:54:36 +0000 K.O. Myers http://judgesonmerit.org/2008/03/27/governor-rendell-sounds-off-for-merit-selection/ The Legal Intelligencer’s blog reports that Governor Rendell spoke about the need for Merit Selection during the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division annual meeting Tuesday. The Governor says he supports Merit Selection of appellate judges “because judicial candidates shouldn’t have to raise money from lawyers or potential litigants,” and “the state’s elected system of judges is a terrible system for diversity.”

Governor Rendell is a long-time believer in Merit Selection, and we appreciate his on-going support for the effort to change the way we pick appellate judges.

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