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: The GavelMerit Selection to be Introduced in Penn. Legislature
By Lissette Villarruel
Merit selection legislation will be introduced in this session, a blog by the Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) reports.
A state representative and senator have confirmed that this reform will be introduced to address specific problems in judicial elections. As PMC?s Shira Goodman explained, the electoral process ?does not do anything to raise the public?s trust? in a fair, impartial court system.
Full post as published by The Gavel on February 07, 2009 (boomark / email).
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