DETROIT (AP) -- A task force will propose revisions to Michigan's system for selecting state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges in the wake of an election season that included the heavy use of negative ads.
The 24-member Judicial Selection Task Force recently announced is co-chaired by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly and former federal appeals court Judge James L. Ryan. Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is an honorary co-chair.
Starting in January, the task force will look at how Michigan's appellate judges are picked and examine recent campaign spending for Michigan Supreme Court races. Kelly says in a statement that the 2010 judicial elections in Michigan saw "vitriolic advertising."
The task force plans to release its recommendations in 2011.
Published: Thu, Dec 16, 2010
