The problem with elected judges continues to be that they feel the need to be "tough on crime" rather than fair - which is the ACTUAL job description. Also wondering how a public declaration of being "pro-law enforcement" will play when someone brings it up to try and force a recusal.
A Michigan Supreme Court justice hired an ex-con. Another justice shamed him into resigning.
Justice Richard Bernstein said Pete Martel's hiring as clerk was unacceptable because "I'm intensely pro-law enforcement."
reason.com