Pennsylvanians would do well to recognize that, despite their lack of excitement, judicial elections are critically important—and vote accordingly.
By Gina Diorio
Sherman Joyce: Courts in “judicial hellholes” less likely to abide by SCOTUS precedent
“Judicial Hellholes” represent the growing number of local and state courts that blatantly ignore precedent in favor of short-sighted activism. The biggest offenders: the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
By Sherman Joyce
Bill Rivers: Partisanship on PA Supreme Court turns robes into rags
As Pennsylvania votes are counted, the justices of the state’s Supreme Court might consider a wardrobe change, as the black robes of impartiality belie their function as the legal department of the Commonwealth’s Democratic Party.
By Bill Rivers