Gubernatorial Candidates Consider Appointed Judges

The Advocate reports that the Louisiana Organization for Judicial Excellence sponsored a forum for the State's gubernatorial candidates yesterday. "Four of the 12 governor candidates showed up for a luncheon to discuss a plan to use citizens, civic groups and attorneys to nominate judges, with the governor making the final selections." The article reports that the candidates were relatively cold to the idea of appointed judges.

Posted by AJR at March 19, 2003 06:56 AM