Insider dealing for state judicial races?
Tuesday's screening of candidates for the Supreme Court left us with three finalists, which Senator Robert Ford described as "two guys from Greenville":
- Court of Appeals Judge John Kittredge of Greenville,
- Circuit Judge John Few of Greenville, and
- Chief Court of Appeals Judge Kaye Hearn of Conway
Four other candidates were eliminated from the race: circuit judges Diane Goodstein of Summerville and Deadra Jefferson of Charleston, and Family Court Judge Eugene Morehead of Florence.
Today, the Ninth Circuit candidates were:
Today, the Ninth Circuit candidates were:
- Berkeley County prosecutor (and Blogland interviewee) Kristi Harrington,
- Ninth Circuit Family Court judge Jack Landis, and
- Charleston attorney William Thrower.
Not surprisingly, Charleston attorney Michael Dupree didn't make the cut.
Even though many of our state's judges are elected from a process so devoid of ethics that even a prostitute would blush, we're going to ask the people who matter to us what they think about these judicial races:
Our readers.
Here at the Blogland, we're kicking the politicians out and letting YOU, the Blogland readers, be the drunken, unethical legislators for a change. Make yourself at home in our very own legislator-free smoke-filled backroom where we can drink, chase interns and cut imaginary deals that would be the envy of even the good ol' days of South Carolina politics.
That is until they outlaw us in a fit of jealousy, or Mike Reino pukes on the carpet.
While we can't promise you'll get the judge of your choice, we promise that whatever you do while in our special Smoke-Filled Backroom, you'll have a ball.
So, Blogland readers, let's hear from YOU ...
Even though many of our state's judges are elected from a process so devoid of ethics that even a prostitute would blush, we're going to ask the people who matter to us what they think about these judicial races:
Our readers.
Here at the Blogland, we're kicking the politicians out and letting YOU, the Blogland readers, be the drunken, unethical legislators for a change. Make yourself at home in our very own legislator-free smoke-filled backroom where we can drink, chase interns and cut imaginary deals that would be the envy of even the good ol' days of South Carolina politics.
That is until they outlaw us in a fit of jealousy, or Mike Reino pukes on the carpet.
While we can't promise you'll get the judge of your choice, we promise that whatever you do while in our special Smoke-Filled Backroom, you'll have a ball.
So, Blogland readers, let's hear from YOU ...
I know that Dorchester good ol' boy crowd thinks Arnie and Annette walk on water but a LOT of folk here in Cola HATE 'em both. They both have VERY VERY powerful enemies.
since goodstien lost, will annette still pick up my bar tab?
A little honesty should count for something, even if it's something you won't find very often in our judiciary, or those who elect them.
especially toal and those rats who rigged the barr exam. they know who they are, and so do we.
Maybe NOTA is the best judicial candidate of all?
justice sells, but who's buying?