Comments on: “South again leads nation in nasty, expensive judicial races” https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/south-again-leads-nation-in-nasty-expensive-judicial-races/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:05:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jake https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/south-again-leads-nation-in-nasty-expensive-judicial-races/comment-page-1/#comment-33837 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:05:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7800#comment-33837 It’s amazing that we select our Judges — the men whose task it is to be the ultimate gatekeepers of justice and who should be the most dignified and highly-qualified members of Mississippi’s legal profession — with a good ole fashioned mud-slingin contest.

]]> By: K https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/south-again-leads-nation-in-nasty-expensive-judicial-races/comment-page-1/#comment-33751 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:23:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7800#comment-33751 Entirely normal.

It is probably easier to campaign for judge in the South. As I recall some states make it almost impossible to defeat an incumbent judge.

And in many other states the nominee of the dominant political party will win so only the primary matters.

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