Former Justice O’Connor Rails Against Elected Judges

I think there are many who think of judges as politicians in robes. In many states, that’s what they are … They seem to think judges should be a reflex of the popular will.

— Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, making “a plea for preserving the impartiality and independence of the American judicial system,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

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