Ed Quillen weighs in on John Andrews' citizen initiative to term-limit state judges. From the opinion piece, "Among the many bad ideas we are likely to see on our November ballot is a proposal to put term limits on Colorado judges. It comes from John Andrews, former state senator and Republican candidate for governor in 1990. As it is, appellate judges are appointed by the governor. We vote on retention in the first general election after the appointment, and then every eight years for the Court of Appeals, and 10 years for the Supreme Court...
"Basically, Andrews argues that judges are 'legislating from the bench.' That is, they're making political instead of legal decisions. And how does he propose to cure that? Not just with a 12-year term limit, but also by having retention elections every four years - that is, making judges even more a part of the political process. Some cure."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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