U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 1, 2009
Committee Says Judges Should Reveal Donations, Be Evaluated
Concerned the public is virtually blind to the abilities and political allegiances of judges, a state committee has recommended judges provide full disclosure of campaign contributions to parties that appear in their courtrooms and that all judicial candidates in a contested election - even sitting jurists - be subject to publicly-disclosed evaluations.
By Matthew Pordum
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Concerned the public is virtually blind to the abilities and political allegiances of judges, a state committee has recommended that judges provide full disclosure of campaign contributions to parties that appear in their courtrooms and that all judicial candidates in a contested election - even sitting jurists - be subject to publicly-disclosed evaluations. If adopted by the California Jud...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SACRAMENTO - Concerned the public is virtually blind to the abilities and political allegiances of judges, a state committee has recommended that judges provide full disclosure of campaign contributions to parties that appear in their courtrooms and that all judicial candidates in a contested election - even sitting jurists - be subject to publicly-disclosed evaluations. If adopted by the California Jud...
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