Oregon Law Review : Vol. 87 No. 3, p.867-906 : One Hundred Fifty Years of Electing Judges in Oregon: Will There Be Fifty More?
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Date
2008
Authors
Sheperd, Pete
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
Part I of this Article examines Oregonians’ original decision to
select judges by direct competitive elections. Part II outlines
criticisms of that decision and describes attempts to reform or reverse
it. Part III recounts the history of direct competitive judicial elections
in Oregon. In the last Part, this Article suggests two modest reforms
that are consistent with the rationale for Oregonians’ original choice
yet address some of the criticisms of that choice.
Description
32 p.
Keywords
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- Oregon