Judicial Independece and Project in the News

2008

February

• How To Save Our Courts (Sandra Day O'Connor, Parade Magazine, 02/24/08)

January

• Our Young People Must Learn How Democracy Works (Lee Hamilton, Reporter-Times.com 01/25/08)
• Looking Anew at Campaign Cash and Elected Judges (Adam Liptak, The New York Times 01/20/08)
• US Supreme Court upholds New York's 'Supreme Court' judicial election system (Professor Roy Schotland, Gavel Grab 01/16/08)

2007

December

• "Legislative panel calls for raising Justice Court judge requirements" Discussion of potential reform of the requirements for serving as a judge in Mississippi's local Justice Court system (Clarion Ledger 12/05/07)
• "Judicial Evaluations--Voters' Choice" Editorial on judicial appraisals for use by voters in Kansas judicial elections (The Topeka Capital-Journal 12/03/2007)
• "Governnor must help fix flawed judicial process" Editorial on Governor Ed Rendell's involvement in Pennsylvanian judical election and retention system (The Daily & Sunday Review 12/02/07)
• "Early 'victory' in cards for 37 judicial candidates"  Discussion of de facto early election of Illinois judges in 2008 via Democratic and Republican primaries on February 5 (The Madison Record 12/02/07)

November

• "A former justice's creative vision" Op-Ed praising Sandra Day O'Connors efforts to reform state judicial selection methods (The Huntsville Times 11/28/07)
• "Judges: Voters nees less involvement, not more information" Editorial on Kansas voter education efforts in judicial elections (The Hay Daily News 11/28/07)
• "Money Talks in Election of Judges" Report on Ohio's Judicial Election System (Cleveland Plain Dealer 11/26/07)
• "Courting Dollars or Justice?" Commentary by Bert Brandenburg of Justice at Stake (Washington Times 11/25/07)
• "Justice for Sale" Op-Ed by Sandra Day O'Connor (Wall Street Journal 11/15/07)
• "Who Guards the Custodians?" Responses to Justice O'Connor's Op-Ed (Wall Street Journal 11/19/07)
• "Benchmarks of Judicial Elections?" Commentary (Washington Times 11/15/07)
• "Judicial Elections Need Reform" Letter to the Editor by Director Meryl Chertoff in response to "Benchmark of Judicial Elections?" (Washington Times 11/18/2007)
• "Making Wiser Selection of Judges" Recommendations from Robert P. Cummins (The Chicago Tribune 11/17/07)

October

• "Judicial Races Now Rife with Politics" (Washington Post 10/28/07)
• Judicial Elections and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race (Philadelphia Inquirer 10/25/07)
• "Is Appointing Judges Better Than Electing Judges?" (New Jersey Lawyer 10/19)
• Press Release of Survey on "Public Understanding of and Support for the Courts" by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (10/17)
• Results of Survey on "Public Understanding of and Support for the Courts" by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (10/17)
• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Hosts A Fair and Impartial Judiciary Conference at Emory Law School

2006

Georgetown Law Establishes Sandra Day O'Connor Project on State of the Judiciary

The Fair and Independent Courts conference at Georgetown Law, co-chaired by Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer, attracted extensive media coverage, including:

• Georgetown Law website
• Legal Times
• U.S. News & World Report
• NPR
• Associated Press (Remarks by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales)
• Associated Press (Panel on Interbranch Relations)
• Time.com
• The Hoya.com

"The Threat to Judicial Independence," an opinion piece by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Wall Street Journal on September 27, 2006, featuring the Fair and Independent Courts Conference at Georgetown Law.

Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer discussed judicial independence and the Fair and Independent Courts conference at Georgetown Law on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer and the Charlie Rose Show on Tuesday, September 26, 2006.

Other Judicial independence Topics in the News

2007

November

• "Courts May Lose Their Right to Judge Judges" (The Salt Lake Tribune 11/19/2007)
• "Making Wiser Selection of Judges" Recommendations from Robert P. Cummins (The Chicago Tribune 11/17/07)
• "Clean Up Fundraising in State Judicial Campaigns" (The Morning Call 11/16/2007)

October

• Press Release of Survey on "Public Understanding of and Support for the Courts" by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (10/17)
• Results of Survey on "Public Understanding of and Support for the Courts" by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (10/17)

September

• Lord Chief Justice Warns British Government on Judicial Interference
• O'Connor Speaks About Pennsylvania Courts
• The American Judicature Society (AJS) Launches New "Judicial Selection in the States" Website

2006

• Former Justice O'Connor: Educate Youth About Government
• Former Justice O'Connor leads team to develop civics education project
• Business Influence in Judicial Elections: Op-Ed in the New York Times
• Former Justice O'Connor Seeks to Renew Faith in Courts: USA Today
• WV Supreme Court Race Gets Nasty: Charleston Daily Mail
• Judicial Elections: Op-Ed in the Washington Post
• Former Justice O'Connor Says She's Concerned About Partisan Attacks on Judges
• Remarks of the Attorney General at the American Enterprise Institute
• State Court of Appeals Selection Process in New York State
• 2006 Year End Report of the Chief Justice of the United States
• O'Connor Worries About Courts' Autonomy
• Huge Defeat for Jail 4 Judges, Colorado Ballot Initiative