Judicial Selection
"Keep court independent", as posted on The Wichita Eagle website on 2/23/15.
"For 32 years, Kansans had known who applied for each vacancy on the Court of Appeals and which applicants rose to the top in the vetting by the nominating commission. Composed of five attorneys and four gubernatorially appointed non-attorneys, the commission recommended a top three to the governor, who named one to the court.
But Brownback has shrouded the whole process in secrecy since 2013, when he picked his lawyer Caleb Stegall for the first Court of Appeals opening under the new system. Last month he similarly refused to disclose applicants’ names before nominating Kathryn Gardner to the court. He expects the public to just trust his judgment, without any context for his choice."
READ THE FULL DISCUSSION AT THIS LINK:
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article11036060.html
"For 32 years, Kansans had known who applied for each vacancy on the Court of Appeals and which applicants rose to the top in the vetting by the nominating commission. Composed of five attorneys and four gubernatorially appointed non-attorneys, the commission recommended a top three to the governor, who named one to the court.
But Brownback has shrouded the whole process in secrecy since 2013, when he picked his lawyer Caleb Stegall for the first Court of Appeals opening under the new system. Last month he similarly refused to disclose applicants’ names before nominating Kathryn Gardner to the court. He expects the public to just trust his judgment, without any context for his choice."
READ THE FULL DISCUSSION AT THIS LINK:
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article11036060.html
The "Kansans For Fair Courts" web site illustrates the issue of proposed changes in the selection process for Supreme Court Justices in Kansas.
Please start with their "Get the Facts" page and peruse the rest of their web site to become educated on this important issue.
Kansans For Fair Courts: http://www.kansansforfaircourts.org/facts.html
Please start with their "Get the Facts" page and peruse the rest of their web site to become educated on this important issue.
Kansans For Fair Courts: http://www.kansansforfaircourts.org/facts.html