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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 05:59 PM
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she would forbid state judicial elections
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she would forbid state judicial elections

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031105136.html?wprss=rss_nation

By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 12, 2010

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday night that she believes states should give up the practice of electing judges.

"If there's a reform I would make, it would be that," Ginsburg said during a question-and-answer session of the National Association of Women Judges, which is meeting in Washington.
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ProgressiveProfessor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 07:01 PM
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1. I do not share her opinion
It would lead to an increased level of exclusivity on the bench that is bad enough as it is.
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