POL 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Campaigning is all about getting your message out to voters. We know that elected judges are much tougher on folks who are accused of crimes during elections. A lot of places make obtaining a law degree optional. There are many state judges with limited jurisdiction. When we look at state judges, we look for home-style (the individual has to match the culture of their area to get elected) If you"re from nebraska and you want to be a state court judge in nebraska, you need to know the issues farmers face, know how to identify and talk to potential voters. Our judges are supposed to be like politicians. Non partisan elections are when candidates don"t identify with a political party. The interest group provides innovation and helps figure out how to lobby. One of the things we like to have on national level is uniform court systems. Every state has a method for removing judges which is usually two parts.