The Endless War Over How Judges Are Selected

Across the country, legislators are trying to gain more control over their states’ courts. Many of the efforts are from Republicans aiming to diminish the role of judicial nominating commissions.

The Brennan Center for Justice counted 42 bills in the 2020 legislative sessions that would have diminished “the role or independence of courts” and reported that 11 of them would have changed how judges are chosen, giving politicians more control or limiting the role of nominating commissions.