Addressing Objections to Judicial Selection Reform

State Representative Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) addresses common objections she has heard about reforming the judicial selection process in Iowa.

Why We Need Judicial Selection Reform

Sandy Salmon: Our goal is to increase the accountability and transparency of the judicial selection process by bringing it closer to the people’s representatives.

Judicial Activism Subverts the Democratic Process

Steven Holt: Iowa’s judicial selection process should provide nominees that reflect a governor’s judicial philosophy, be they Republican or Democrat.

Reynolds Given List of Three Women to Choose Next Iowa Supreme Court Justice

The state nominating commission provided Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds a choice of three finalists, all women, for the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court.