#judicial election

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Politico: Liberal wins overwhelmingly in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, overcoming Musk’s millions

Liberal wins overwhelmingly in Wisconsin Supreme Court race, overcoming Musk's millions

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford won the most expensive judicial race in American history.

Fuck yeah!

[gwydionmisha]

Liberals will win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court, CNN projects | CNN Politics

Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz will win Wisconsin's Supreme Court election, CNN projects, flipping majority control in liberals' favor in what could be the most consequential election of the year with abortion access, election rules and more on the line in the key swing state.

This is the best chance to restore free and fair elections to Wisconsin.

[wmatthewt]

It's time for candidates to qualify for Judicial elections.

Jan. 2, 2026 – Feb. 2, 2026, are the start and end dates for certain Judicial positions to be eligible to be on the ballot come November. These elections include Circuit Judges and Chancery Court Judges. Circuit Judges hear criminal cases and car wrecks and personal injury type cases. Chancery Judges hear divorces, custody, adoptions, wills and land disputes. (there are other legal areas,…

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Judicial Elections; Picking "Your" Divorce Judge

Judicial Elections; Picking “Your” Divorce Judge

It is the season of qualifying for Judicial candidates.

From now through May, persons qualified to run, may throw their hat in the ring to become your next family law judge. The requirements are fairly basic for Chancellor;  be at least 26 years of age, a practicing attorney for five years, and a citizen of the state for five years. Miss. Const. of 1890, Art. 6, §§153 and 154; Miss. Code Ann.…

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VOTE TOMORROW: Court of Appeals- Jack Wilson vs. Ed Hannan

VOTE TOMORROW: Court of Appeals- Jack Wilson vs. Ed Hannan

There is a run-off election tomorrow between the current Court of Appeals Judge Jack Wilson and the current Madison County Court Judge Ed Hannan for the Court of Appeals.

Judge Ed Hannan

Judge Jack Wilson

You may read about each candidate at the site linked to their pics above. Judge Wilson was in the lead after last Tuesday’s vote, but did not have a majority, hence the runoff.

Judge Wilson was…

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[womenslawproj]

Attention Feminists: You Need to Vote Tomorrow

Attention Feminists: You Need to Vote Tomorrow

We don’t just mean that you have a civic obligation to go to the voting booth tomorrow, although of course you do. You need to vote tomorrow for an even bigger reason than the usual big reasons: tomorrow’s judicial election will change the course of state history, and affect the lives of Pennsylvanians for years to come.

There are currently three vacancies on Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Chief…

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[daviddsouza]

The Stranger documents a well-funded PAC trying to buy our local election by placing Sarah Hayne, the wife of the PAC founder, against island resident and incumbent Judge Ketu Shah.

But retired personal injury attorney Franklin Shoichet said someone with Hayne's inexperience would normally be laughed out of the room. Other sources just laughed when I asked about Hayne's experience.

"The inexperience level, the nepotism level, the below the surface bigotry level here is really worthy of strong condemnation," said Shoichet, noting that CJE seems to be contradicting its own stated goal of promoting judicial excellence by supporting Hayne.