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Suggested Readings

Members of the Appellate Judicial Selection Work Group have suggested the following reading material:

• Article in Oregon State Bar Bulletin Aug./Sept. 2012 (pdf)

• Article by Monroe H. Freedman, "The Unconstitutionality of Electing State Judges" (pdf)

• Article on Problems with Judicial Recusal Rules

• Second Article on Problems with Judicial Recusal Rules

• Article on Partisanship in Judicial Retention Elections (pdf)

• Oregon Supreme Court Race Total Contributions 1994-2012 (pdf)

• Michigan Report on Judicial Selection (pdf)

• Arizona Free Enterprise Article (pdf)

• A book by Harvard Law Ass’t. Professor Jed Shugerman: “The People's Courts: The Rise of Judicial Elections and Judicial Power in America” (2012, Harvard University Press)