Politics

Electing Judges

One of the privileges of our fine political system is that we get to elect those who can pass judgment on us. Electing judges makes sense if you know the candidates. But what if you don't? How can you elect someone to pass judgment on you when you cannot make a decision about that person's judgment? Can you know someone from their electioneering?

This is where ease of research comes in. We have a number of candidates up for seats on the New York State Supreme Court bench. We're in the Ninth Judicial District. Some of the candidates are sitting judges. The Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson even has his own web site, where he helpfully links to some of his decisions and papers. (Looking through the rest of the material published on www.courts.ny.us, Judge Dickerson seems like he's a prime mover there.)

While it's obvious that the New York State Office of Court Administration needs an Information Architect, this is more than I knew. I still don't feel qualified to choose among the candidates.

2:18:23 PM # Google It!
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