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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Courts - "Miss. Voters Unseat Three High Court Justices"; Alabama race

That is the headline of this AP story by Jack Elliot Jr. that begins:

Three sitting members of the Mississippi Supreme Court were ousted Tuesday by voters.

Chief Justice Jim Smith, Presiding Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. and Justice Chuck Easley lost to opponents in balloting.

Attorney Jim Kitchens defeated Smith, who had been on the court for 15 years, the past four years as chief justice.

"Alabama Supreme Court Race Too Close to Call" is the headline to this AP story by Phillip Rawls that begins:
Republican Greg Shaw has taken a 7,300-vote lead over Democrat Deborah Bell Paseur for the state Supreme Court. But final precinct counts are being awaited Wednesday to decide a bitterly contested race that maintained Alabama's tradition of expensive court races where black robes end up muddy.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 5, 2008 02:35 PM
Posted to Courts in general