Second Oregon Supreme Court judge retiring
Justice Skip Durham will be stepping down at the end of his term, along with Chief Justice Paul de Muniz. To have two elections going at once for open seats on the state's highest court is a rarity.
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Judges Are for Sale — and Special Interests Are Buying
A new report details how big business and corporate lobbyists are packing courts with judges who put special interests ahead of the public interest
By Adam Cohen | TIME October 31, 2011
http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/31/judges-are-for-sale-and-special-interests-are-buying/
Posted by Mojo | November 1, 2011 8:11 PM
Bunk. Many of us work mightily to make certain it is balanced. That's Oregon.
Posted by Marla Rae | November 1, 2011 8:37 PM
Oh yeah, that's right. Stuff like that doesn't happen here. Now, let's see where did I put that fairy dust? Must be in the new compost bin, wrapped in those old newspapers:
http://wweek.com/portland/blog-25501-kulongoski_how_the_neil_goldschmidt_scandal_shattered_his_higher_ed_goals.html
http://www.wweek.com/portland/print-article-7971-print.html
http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/ted-kulongoski-or/
Posted by Mojo | November 1, 2011 11:00 PM
"Bunk. Many of us work mightily to make certain it is balanced. That's Oregon"
Consider the source. Look in page 2 for the board of directors.....
http://www.oregoncapitolclub.org/documents/BriefcaseCompanionprintable.PDF
Posted by Mike H | November 2, 2011 11:31 AM
Don't just read page 2. If you read the whole thing, you'll pick up some valuable pointers applicable to many walks of life--including blogging.
Posted by Jack Roberts | November 3, 2011 1:57 PM