Cann, Damon. “Beyond Accountability and Independence: Judicial Selection and State Court Performance,” 90 Judicature 226 (2007). (SSRN)

This article argues that scholars should move beyond the accountability versus independence debate in judicial election issues to pursue direct measures of the quality of court activities, using a national survey of state court judges to show that those who serve in states with merit-based or appointment systems view the quality of justice in their state more favorably than do those in election system states.