jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoBiden has officially appointed more judges than Trumpwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down114
arrow-up1249arrow-down1external-linkBiden has officially appointed more judges than Trumpwww.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoDirect popular vote judge elections have their own set of issues - at the very least for lower courts For instance, they tend to lead towards judges issuing out harsher penalties when campaigning than they normally would to appear “'tough on crime”
Direct popular vote judge elections have their own set of issues - at the very least for lower courts
For instance, they tend to lead towards judges issuing out harsher penalties when campaigning than they normally would to appear “'tough on crime”