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Law professor warns partisan judicial elections likely increase partisan decision‑making; sponsor says voters deserve party labels
Summary
State Representative Robin Lundstrom presented SJR 13 to allow judges to run with party labels. Law professor Josh Silverstein testified against it, citing research that partisan judicial elections increase partisan voting by judges and risks to the rule of law. No vote was taken.
State Representative Robin Lundstrom introduced Senate Joint Resolution 13, which would permit judicial candidates to run with partisan labels, including Republican, Democrat or independent, and allow voters to know candidates’ party affiliations.
The sponsor said restoring partisan judicial contests merely returns to the state’s historical practice and “pull[s] back the…
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