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KS Toronado

(19,700 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2020, 12:20 AM Oct 2020

On the flip side of Kansas ballots they show Judges and ask "be retained for office?"

After some exhaustive investigative journalism, found 2 appointed by brownback so gave them a big NO. the 2
are Kathryn Gardner and David Bruns, time to unpack the courts where we can.

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On the flip side of Kansas ballots they show Judges and ask "be retained for office?" (Original Post) KS Toronado Oct 2020 OP

Thanks. I'm going to vote next week, and you just saved me some time. I always check out the tblue37 Oct 2020 #1

In Colorado, the Bar Assoc. ranks those up for retention. All got a "retain" assessment BUT hlthe2b Oct 2020 #2

Before I paid attention to politics, FoxNewsSucks Oct 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Oct 2020 #3

Thanks! Lulu KC Oct 2020 #4

Rationalizing the only good winger politico... Maxheader Oct 2020 #6

tblue37

(66,041 posts)

1. Thanks. I'm going to vote next week, and you just saved me some time. I always check out the

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2020, 02:47 AM

Oct 2020

judges to avoid endorsing rightwingers.

hlthe2b

(106,721 posts)

2. In Colorado, the Bar Assoc. ranks those up for retention. All got a "retain" assessment BUT

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2020, 08:05 AM

Oct 2020

only one failed to get a unanimous vote. That, being the ONLY Hispanic judge who got 6/10 after addressing some additional "training" to address some perceived deficiencies. Well, my instinct might have been to vote "no retain," but seeing he was Hispanic and the only one on the slate of judges up for retention votes made me take the time to research. All I found could readily have been subjective complaints by lawyers in his court and I could not find anything that referred to controversial opinions, so I voted to retain.

It is really hard to assess these "retention votes" and that is why so many just blanket vote "yes" or leave them blank. An elderly friend of mine, normally very politically astute just votes "no" on all of them, while his wife votes "yes." While that seems very silly to me, I'd bet a lot of people do so.

It really is not a great system, IMO.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,839 posts)

5. Before I paid attention to politics,

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 22, 2020, 05:19 PM

Oct 2020

I was somewhat anti-incumbent, and voted "remove" on everyone.

Now I have to remember to look up in advance who appointed them, and keep in mind who would be appointing their replacement. In 2018 I forgot, and had to google every name to find out who appointed them. Fortunately it wasn't too busy that day so I didn't hold up the line.

Ballotpedia.org has the current ballot, and each judge can be clicked on to see their record and who appointed me. I wish I'd found that website sooner.