,The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2002: How the Threat to Fair and Impartial Courts Spread to More States in 2002

The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2002: How the Threat to Fair and Impartial Courts Spread to More States in 2002


 

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Brennan Center for Justice; National Institute on Money in State Politics (U.S.); Justice at Stake Campaign

Author(s): Samantha Sanchez; Deborah Goldberg

Research Area: Justice; Politics

Type: Report

Abstract:

The number of interest groups that ran TV ads in state judicial elections doubled between the 2000 and 2002 elections, and 10 high court candidates raised more than $1 million for their campaigns -- at a time when a new nationwide poll shows Americans are alarmed by the increasing power of money and special-interest politics in judicial elections.