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: The GavelO?Connor Warns of Diminishing Trust in Courts
By Charlie Hall
Sandra Day O'Connor
In a keynote speech last week in Charlotte, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor renewed her concerns about electing state Supreme Court judges, saying that “Distrust of the judiciary in any jurisdiction becomes distrust of the judiciary in all jurisdictions.”
Citing a growing public perception that judges are “just politicians in robes,” Justice O’Connor suggested that a greater erosion in support for the courts could lead some to openly defy court orders.
O’Connor spoke Friday at the American Bar Association’s summit on fair and impartial courts. For further details on her speech, see this ABA Journal article, or this ABA press release.
Full post as published by The Gavel on May 12, 2009 (boomark / email).
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