For the first time ever, four judges up for re-election to the Kansas Supreme Court may get voted off the bench. And that raises a question: Are judges impartial arbiters or accountable to voters?
Once, judicial elections were a pretty tame affair, with relatively little money spent. Not anymore. The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday on how candidates should be allowed to gather funding.
Politicians like Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley have been pushing for "Yes on Question 1" - a ballot measure that would overturn our current system of electing judges. Supporters say it chooses judges based on merit, rather than the ballot box. But one professor says there's some wisdom to keeping
the election system. Chris Bonneau offers his insights for preserving how Nevada chooses its judges. And he'll be speaking at UNLV on Wednesday night.
