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Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to headline Ohio judicial selection forum
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be the headliner at a forum on Nov. 19-20 in Columbus to discuss the process for selecting justices of the Ohio Supreme Court.
“The time has come to do something to address the widespread perception that campaign contributions influence judicial decision making,” Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer said in a press release on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
“Our goal is to determine whether to pursue a new selection method for Supreme Court justices and to explore the various reforms that other states have implemented.”
Moyer is sponsoring the forum along with the Ohio State Bar Association and the League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund.
“A Forum on Judicial Selection: A Time for Action” will be held at the Ohio Judicial Center and the Center of Science and Industry (COSI).
The Joyce Foundation provided a grant for the forum,the release said.
Ohio voters now elect members of the Supreme Court. Candidates are nominated in partisan primaries but appear on the general election ballot without party affiliation.
Other suggestions have included having governors appoint justices who then would have to run in elections to retain their seats.
Details of the forum and a Web site will be released in October, the release said.
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