Posted on 10/28/2006 4:52:53 AM PDT by ThreePuttinDude
Upon receiving my sample ballot for the upcoming election, I noticed in the non-partisan section the names of the Florida Supreme Court Justices up for re-election. What I noticed were names that brought back memories of the 2000 election, and all of the nightmare antics we had to go through due to the state court.
Names to remember:
I don't recall ever seeing advertising by Florida's Supreme Court Justices. Are they even allowed to advertise?
BTTT
Thanks for your input (#40)
The are allowed to advertise but the language they use is severly limited.
They just did an absurd endorsement from lawyers. Seriously, any jusdge is going to intimidate a lawyer into say "sure you should keep your job" especially when they control conflict appointments.
The FL actually FOUGHT allowing judges to answer more specific questions on their personal beliefs.
bttt
Thank you for the information.
I just want to know how they voted on the cases before them. Decisions speak louder than ads.
Judge want merit retention because it is de facto life tenure.
No judges bother with advertising because no judge has ever been "not retained".
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