Political Note #492 Illinois Supreme Court — Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. O’Brien
Elizabeth Rochford in Judicial District 2 and Mary K. O'Brien in Judicial District 3 are the Democratic candidates for Illinois' Supreme Court.
Political Note #492 Michigan Supreme Court — Justice Richard Bernstein and candidate Kyra Harris Bolden
Reelecting Justice Richard Bernstein and electing State Representative Kyra Harris Bolden ensures that the Michigan Supreme Court continues to have a majority of Democrats.
Political Note #444 Ohio Supreme Court
If one Democratic candidate for Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court is elected, Ohio's Supreme Court will be divided 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans
Political Note #443 North Carolina Supreme Court (Sam Ervin IV and Lucy Inman)
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at previous State Supreme Court Notes on the website. Political Note $274 Jill Karofsky WI Supreme Court, Political Note #296 Ohio Supreme Court (John P O’Donnell and Jennifer L. Brunner), Political Note #302 MI Supreme Court (Bridget Mary McCormack and Elizabeth Welch) Sam Ervin IV Lucy Noble Inman February 2, 2022 Political Note #443 North Carolina Supreme Court 2022 General election The United State Supreme Court interprets statutes and governmental actions based on the United States Constitution. State Supreme Courts interpret state statutes and state governmental actions…
Political Note #391 Maria McLaughlin Pennsylvania Supreme Court
If Pennsylvania’s representation in Congress had remained gerrymandered at 13 Republicans and 5 Democrats, Republicans would today have a majority in the United States House of Representatives.
Len’s Letters #32 What should Democrats do about the Court?
If Democrats win the Presidency, gain control of the Senate, and keep control of the House, they should look at the size of the Supreme Court, other federal courts, and a minimum age for Supreme Court appointments.
Political Note #302 Michigan Supreme Court: Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Elizabeth Welch
The Democrats know who their candidates for Michigan Supreme Court are: Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and Elizabeth Welch
Political Note #296 Ohio Supreme Court John O’Donnell and Jennifer Brunner
Check out the website: https://lenspoliticalnotes.com Look at the recent Daily Bits on the website. Chuck Grassley and the Inspector Generals. Steve King is gone, does JD Scholten have a chance? Political Note #296 Ohio Supreme Court: John O’Donnell and Jennifer Brunner 2020 General election The election of state supreme court judges is important. We had one election in April. Democrat Jill Karofsky’s election upset reduced Wisconsin’s Republican majority in the court from 5-2 to 4-3. And one of the Republicans is not a reliable Republican vote. There is…
Political Note #197 Lisa Neubauer WI Supreme Court
Lisa Neubauer is running to be on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She is now the Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Appeals Court. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and The University of Chicago Law School where she was a member of The Law School’s honor society. She served as a Clerk in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and was In private practice for twenty years in a Milwaukee firm. She specialized in Environmental Cleanup Litigation. Although judicial elections are non-partisan, Neubauer's election would allow her to replace a Democrat who is retiring and would leave the Court with a 4-3 Republican majority.
Political Note #141 Anita Earls NC Supreme Court
Anita Earls graduated from Williams College and Yale Law School. From Yale, she joined the Ferguson, Stein Law Firm, a distinguished, predominantly African American firm in Charlotte. She was there for ten years, becoming a partner. Anita Earlsspent two years as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Clinton administration, three years Director of the Voting Rights Project for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, and four years as Director for Advocacy for the University of North Carolina's Center for Civil Rights. From 2007 to 2017, Anita Earls was Executive Director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.