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Article: A VOTE TO TAKE POLITICS OUT OF JUDICIAL SELECTION PROCESS.(Perspective)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- May 26, 1991
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Byline: Thomas Keefe
More than 200 years ago, on April 3, 1790, President George Washington delivered what may be characterized as this country's first state- of-the-judiciary message. In discussing the formation of the federal judiciary, he emphasized that it must be "independent in its operations." Today, that message is more critical than ever.
The New York State Commission on Government Integrity has publicly called for judicial reform, finding that control of judgeships by political leaders undermines the judiciary's moral foundation and threatens its independence. It has issued a report titled the "Failings of Judicial Elections in New York ...