Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 16, 2010
The Fight Against Politicized Courts:A Look Back at November's Election
A judge's re-election in the face of partisan challenge results in debate over campaign tactics and ethics.
J. Anthony Kline
Justice (ret.)
Yale Law School
Now that San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer has survived Michael Nava's attempt to unseat him, it's worth asking whether the result and the debate about judicial independence that attended the race will prove consequential.
I believe the consequences will be salutary. The fact that a respected judge vigorously supported by his peers and the legal community was able to resist a strong political challenge will, I think, diminish the dangers trial judges may pay undue ...
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