Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual ...

Hoosiers will have judicial retention choices on the ballot this year — three supreme court justices and two appellate judges.

An effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who upheld Indiana's abortion ban is causing a stir this year.

Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual

Judicial retention is usually a foregone conclusion during election season, but an effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who ...

Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual ...

This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Judicial retention is usually a foregone conclusion during election season, ...

Judicial retention votes attracting more attention than usual this year ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Judicial retention is usually a foregone conclusion during election season, but an effort to remove three Indiana Supreme Court justices who ...

Indiana's top justices retained despite pushback

The three Indiana Supreme Court justices up for retention will stay on the state's top court, unofficial election night returns showed.

Judicial retention votes are attracting more attention than usual ...

Three members of the Indiana Supreme Court, middle, are up for retention on this year's ballot. (Photo from Flickr) Judicial retention is usually a foregone ...

Voters have the chance to influence the future of the Missouri ...

Missouri Supreme Court Judges Kelly Broniec and Ginger Gooch are up for retention on Nov. 5. Their vote on abortion could impact the vote.

Understanding the variety of judicial elections in Missouri

I recently received a sample ballot in the mail for the upcoming general election. I couldn't believe how long it was – statewide and local ...

Reducing partisanship in judicial elections can improve judge quality

Over the last century, many states have tried to reduce the role of party politics by replacing partisan elections with nonpartisan elections, where judges do ...

Cook County judicial retention candidates include some with ...

Despite tax debts, arrests, and residency questions, judges running for retention in Cook County have drawn little attention and run a quiet — ...

Should judges be elected or appointed?

Retention elections give the voters a say in a judge staying in office. The judicial system only works when it is perceived as being fair. Contested political ...

State Supreme Court Elections to Watch in 2024

Key races in Michigan, Montana, Kentucky, and Ohio will shape state law on reproductive rights, criminal justice, and much more.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals: 3 judges face retention votes ...

Judicial retention elections typically attract little attention. No judge has ever lost a retention election, nor do judges typically mount ...

The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2021–2022

The 2021–2022 cycle of state supreme court elections broke numerous records: In total, candidates, interest groups, and political parties spent ...

The State Supreme Court Skirmishes - Sabato's Crystal Ball

State supreme court elections are often ignored by the public and the media, but they can have a dramatic impact on public policy, ...

The Controversy Over Electing Judges and Advocacy in Political ...

There is perhaps no area of inquiry in the scientific study of politics that merits greater attention than the judicial elections controversy, ...

How to reform state judicial selection to promote fairness - Judicature

We make two key recommendations. First, states should do away with state supreme court elections. Instead, justices should be appointed through a publicly- ...

The Missouri Plan

The Missouri Plan, otherwise known as the Non-Partisan Court Plan, is a model for the nation. Proposed and adopted to the state Constitution by Missouri ...

Election Briefing Series: American Judicial Elections

So there's no elections for selecting the state supreme court justices in these states. And I think, for the most part, that's true for the ...