Litigation

Business Committee Urges Merit Selection

By Lissette Villarruel

Our friends at Choose Judges on Merit, the blog of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, have noted this editorial by the Committee for Economic Development.

Advocating merit selection for judges, the Committee declared that fair courts would help foster business and economic development:

According to the 2008 U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey of state liability rankings, the five worst states all choose justices through competitive elections. The five best states all have appointed Supreme Courts?

The current economic crisis has companies and financial institutions struggling to regain the public trust. We have to ensure that our legal system is above reproach. Supporting judicial independence and selection reform is a clear-cut opportunity for business leaders to do the right thing.

You can find the full posting here.

Full post as published by The Gavel on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).