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Judges on the Ballot
February 20, 2025 | Self

Posted on 02/20/2025 3:48:01 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew

It never fails. I go to vote and the question arises: shall we, or shall we not, retain this or that local judge.

How is any citizen to know? What criteria apply? Who has asked this or that judge to articulate and publish that which makes for an informed decision?

My purpose in writing here is to ask what you Freepers believe any judge should state publicly in terms of his/her qualifications.

What would you ask of a judge before you voted that he/she be retained?

For example: Is the Constitution a living, breathing document, or a text demanding adherence? Explain your answer.


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To: Fester Chugabrew

At least we should know what their partisanship is.


41 posted on 02/20/2025 6:27:09 PM PST by dvan (Send Them Home!Napolatono)
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To: ansel12
“”””Look up their names and see what you can find out about them. Even articles sometimes paint a picture of what they believe.””””

Unfortunately enough people will do that. We definitely need more information about them. And I wonder how many would really read it or look it up if it were provided.

42 posted on 02/20/2025 6:30:11 PM PST by dvan (Send Them Home!Napolatono)
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To: dvan

I wonder about that.

Justice in principle is blind. I reality not so much


43 posted on 02/20/2025 6:35:55 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Are you, or have you ever been, a Democrat?)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Dito


44 posted on 02/20/2025 6:43:18 PM PST by squirt (POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED, FOR THE SAME REASON)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

No! My research is all online. It’s often not hard to discern their political persuasion.


45 posted on 02/20/2025 6:56:02 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Fester Chugabrew
Mandate?

No just ask it politely. If he chooses to not answer, then apparently he is not seeking your vote.

You are there seeking to know about him, you do not want come off as demanding an answer or else. Then you just might find yourself before him, if he is elected, pretty soon afterwards. 🤣

46 posted on 02/20/2025 7:13:03 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Yep, take the time to do brief backgrounds and it usually says where they went to college (Harvard, Yale, Columbia are auto NOs), then what groups they sponsor (ie. autob on society, NO), and who appointed them (dem Gov’r-NO)


47 posted on 02/20/2025 7:38:32 PM PST by princess leah ( )
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To: eastexsteve

Really? Here in East TN they are low-profile races. It’s hard to find anything about their judicial philosophy. They run without party ID.


48 posted on 02/20/2025 9:29:15 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: Fester Chugabrew
What would you ask of a judge before you voted that he/she be retained?

There should not be any scandals involving the judge, and if they made a ruling on a controversial matter, it must be a ruling with which I can agree.

That is kind of shallow, but it is the best I can do with the almost non-existent information accessible about the "qualifications" of the judge.

A very basic internet search on the judge's name will provide the information I need.

49 posted on 02/20/2025 10:50:34 PM PST by flamberge (The times, they are a' changing.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew
If you have the time, go down the courthouse and sit in the gallery watch the trial the judge is presiding over.

Trials are public, so you should be able to watch the judge's judicial temperament and style.

-PJ

50 posted on 02/20/2025 11:27:41 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: princess leah

Very good sound instruction, tell that to the poster of this thread who is seeking advice. 🙂👍


51 posted on 02/21/2025 5:47:17 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: ansel12

Oh I agree wholeheartedly. In the old days the newspapers usually did some of that, without bias. But no more fo sure.


52 posted on 02/21/2025 5:48:59 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Fester Chugabrew

Oh, I do agree. The RICO Act would be extremely successful if used against them. After all, though meant for organized criminals like the MAFIA, many prosecutors have used it against business due to the organization.

Government is generally “organized”, don’t ya think?


53 posted on 02/21/2025 7:57:48 AM PST by Racketeer
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