Former Justice O'Connor Says Direct Election of Judges Corrupts the System

Kenny Colston — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor says the money involved in direct judicial elections is corrupting the legal system.

In Kentucky, judges from the district level to the state supreme court are elected. At the Kentucky Bar Association’s annual convention in Louisville today, O’Connor—the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court—told hundreds of lawyers and judges that judicial elections are in direct conflict with the intent of American justice system.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Former Justice O'Connor Says Direct Election of Judges Corrupts the System