Commentary: Electing Judges

Today's New York Times features an interesting editorial addressing the issue of judicial elections. You can read the editorial here. Below is an excerpt:

Thirty-nine states still choose at least some judges by election, instead of some preferable form of nonelective merit selection system. Recent court decisions have loosened restrictions on judicial campaigning without taking adequate care to delineate reasonable ethical boundaries needed to preserve public trust and the courts’ special role as a neutral arbiter.