Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Testimony & Briefs
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Amicus Brief, U.S. Supreme Court
Amicus Brief, U.S. Supreme Court, in Caperton v. Massey, Jan. 5, 2009. Brief co-signed by 27 civic and legal reform groups. To learn more, see Caperton v. Massey in-depth issues guide.
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Bert Brandenburg Testimony to the ABA Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System
On February 9, 2011, Bert Brandenburg gave testimony to the ABA Task Force on Preservation of the Justice System to help the nation's courts with the funding crisis.
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Justice at Stake, one of the signers of a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
On February 15, 2011, Justice at Stake were among 76 organizations and groups to co-sign a letter urging the Senate to continue to work together in a bipartisan fashion to proceed with the confirmation votes on judicial nominees who have been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Justice at Stake and Brennan Center Letter on New York State Judicial Disqualification Rules
On February 14, 2011, Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice penned a letter to New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman about the proposed judicial disqualification rules changes.
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JAS/Brennan Center ABA Letter on Recusal
The Justice at Stake Campaign and Brennan Center for Justice have co-authored a letter commending the ABA's Standing Committee on Judicial Independence for their actions regarding judicial recusal.
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Justice at Stake/Brennan Center Letter to Wisconsin Supreme Court
January 21, 2010, Justice at Stake and The Brennan Center for Justice wrote a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on the proposed changes to the proposed revisions to the Code of Judicial Conduct in the state.
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Justice at Stake Testimony in front of the Maryland State Senate
On March 9, 2010, Justice at Stake Executive Director Bert Brandenburg gave testimony in front of the Maryland State Senate on the proposal of retention elections in for Maryland Circuit Court judges.
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Justice at Stake Testimony to the Wisconsin Special Committee on Judicial Discipline and Recusal
On October 14, 2010, Justice at Stake's John Robinson gave testimony to the Wisconsin Special Committee on Judicial Recusal and discipline urging Wisconsin to adopt an objective standard of impartiality for evaluating judicial recusal requests.
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Letter to Tennessee Appellate Courts on Recusal
Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice have submitted a letter to the Tennessee Appellate Courts urging adoption of proposed rules changes governing judicial recusal.
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Letter to the Washington Supreme Court.
On October 4th, 2010, the Justice at Stake Campaign and Brenner Center for Justice co-wrote a letter to the Washington Supreme Court on their new Judicial Conduct policy.
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Pennsylvania Testimony on Merit Selection
On December 3, 2009, Justice at Stake submitted written testimony to the Pennsylvania of House Representatives regarding House bills 1621 and 1619.
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Proposed Amendments to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct
Proposed amendments to the Maine Code of Judicial Conduct--Comments of the Brennan Center for Justice and the Justice at Stake Campaign.
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Testimony on Michigan Recusal Rules
Testimony, July 31, 2009, Michigan Supreme Court. A letter written jointly by the Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake suggests changes on rules governing when judges should recuse from cases involving campaign supporters.
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Testimony on Wisconsin Recusal Rules
Oct. 28, 2009: Testimony from Justice at Stake to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, regarding proposed changes to state rules governing when judges should step aside from cases involving campaign contributors.
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Testimony to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Review Commission
On May 4, 2011, Matt Berg, Deputy Director of State Affairs for Justice at Stake delivered testimony to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Constitutional Review Commission, Article V (Judiciary) Subcommittee.
