"Judicial races, once staid, low-budget affairs, have in the past decade turned into mudslinging, multimillion-dollar brawls that have shaken public confidence in justice."
USA Today editorial, March 3, 2009
USA Today editorial, March 3, 2009
Facts, Stats & Quotes
Spending on state Supreme Court elections more than doubled in the past decade, from $83.3 million in 1990-1999 to $206.9 million in 2000-2009. Source: "The New Politics of Judicial Elections, 2000-2009: Decade of Change."
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Notable Quotes
"The improper appearance created by money in judicial elections is one of the most important issues facing our judicial system today."
Theodore B. Olson, former U.S. Solicitor General
and attorney on behalf of Hugh Caperton
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