Are Judicial Elections a Threat to Judicial Independence?

November 7, 2011

Southeastern Legal Foundation and Georgia Public Policy Foundation, 2 November 2006 — Event Audio

Authors: Harold See, Jay Cook, and Leonard Leo

  • Judicial Election

    Judges are elected by popular vote.

  • Democratic Appointment

    Judges are appointed directly by a democratic body, or appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of some democratic body.