Ping.
They died over 40 yearas ago!!!
Unless you see a campaign poster that says they’re conservative, they’re liberal (which is bad if you’re a victim, but great if you’re a criminal)
Oh, and I just vote for the ones I’ve appeared before.
What state?
Wish all our vanities were good, important questions like this one.
In Michigan, the state GOP will endorse the state Supreme Court candidate it approves of, but not lower courts.
The GOP really needs to find a way to tell us about judges. I always do not vote at all for them because I have no clue.
Well, you can call the local Republican party office. Now that does not necessarily guarantee all those they select are conservative, that depends on the office, is it conservative or sort of moderate? You can also try looking into the record as to rulings made by the judge. That’s not easy if you’re not a legal person. Maybe the easiest way outside of calling the local party is to do a newspaper search of each judge’s name. If the MSM likes them, that’s your answer :)
I get the sample ballot and search and try to find what’s up with them, that is about the only way you know if they are an R or d.
There are generally some Conservative watch dog groups that grade the judges.
Your local Republican community would be a good place to contact, to get a rough idea of who is acceptable and who isn’t. You’ll sometimes have to take that with a grain of salt, but still, if they match other sources that grade from a conservative or strict constructionist vantage point, you can be fairly sure the judges are reasonable.
I doesn’t hurt to Google them either. You never know when an article will show up with one of the judge you are pondering, in it.
The answer is in the “crime blotter” of your local paper. If crime is rampant, none of them are any good. If crime is far below the norm, some of the judges are good.
You have to remember, when anyone is voted into elected office, the game suddenly changes from representing the words they said to the things they want in life such as power, money and the good life.
In Illinois I call Illinois Right to Life for recommendations.
Most of the Judges on either side of the aisle up Chicago way are pro-choice, so most of the races I leave blank, but the good ones I know to support.
Sometimes there are conservative organizations in your state that will rate some of them. In Texas for example, we have the Free Market Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation, etc. Many of those produce voter guides that will either rate them or show voting records. There is always a lot less info on the judges, though, and I wish they’d do a better job with that.
When in doubt, vote incumbents out.
Vote NO on all bond issues.
My quickie guide for election day.