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Friday, January 25, 2008
Ind. Courts - Lawyers reluctant to challenge sitting judges?
The Evansville Courier & Press has an interesting editorial today, its premise is that few lawyers will challenge sitting judges for their seats, because if they lose they will have to practice before the judge. The editorial concludes:
Our point in bringing up the reluctance of lawyers to seek office against sitting judges goes to our belief that these are some of the most important offices in county government. It in no way goes to the performance of the sitting judges; in fact, as we have said in the past, Vanderburgh County has had a strong lineup of sitting judges who are experienced, conscientious and knowledgeable.But we believe that all incumbent officeholders will serve us better if they are made to defend their records, at least during each election cycle.
That it does not happen more often is unfortunate.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 25, 2008 07:36 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts