In many states, judges are selected through political campaigns. In my view, this is unwise — we have enough politicians already.
An Alaska flag waves in the wind outside the Z. J. Loussac Public Library during a rally on Aug. 11, 2020.
I’m here to offer you one more piece of evidence: Alaska arguably has the best judicial system in the country. Sixty-eight years ago, 55 Alaskans convened to author our state’s Constitution. While there were some lawyers involved, the majority were lay people, not driven by a partisan agenda but committed to listening and learning while drafting the seminal foundational document for our development as a state. They also had the benefit of reviewing the constitutions of the 48 other states and learning from their mistakes.
Ultimately, the public gets the final say — voting whether or not to retain judges based on their public record.
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