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<blockquote data-quote="Billybob" data-source="post: 1978052" data-attributes="member: 1294"><p>Ask the chamber or the BAR...</p><p></p><p>[Oklahoma voters have never rejected a judge on a retention ballot and such elections have traditionally drawn little voter interest.</p><p></p><p>This year, however, the State Chamber of Oklahoma injected some controversy into the election by joining with Oklahoma City and Tulsa chambers to form a council that rated state Supreme Court justices and Court of Civil Appeals judges based on whether the council felt their decisions had a positive economic impact.</p><p></p><p>The ratings, which are available on the chamber's website, drew immediate criticism from many attorneys, who argued judges should be evaluated on whether their decisions followed the law, rather than perceived economic consequences of their decisions. The Oklahoma Bar Association created its own website dedicated to providing information about the judges and their decisions....]</p><p></p><p><a href="http://newsok.com/12-oklahoma-judges-to-appear-on-judicial-retention-ballot/article/3725253" target="_blank">http://newsok.com/12-oklahoma-judges-to-appear-on-judicial-retention-ballot/article/3725253</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billybob, post: 1978052, member: 1294"] Ask the chamber or the BAR... [Oklahoma voters have never rejected a judge on a retention ballot and such elections have traditionally drawn little voter interest. This year, however, the State Chamber of Oklahoma injected some controversy into the election by joining with Oklahoma City and Tulsa chambers to form a council that rated state Supreme Court justices and Court of Civil Appeals judges based on whether the council felt their decisions had a positive economic impact. The ratings, which are available on the chamber's website, drew immediate criticism from many attorneys, who argued judges should be evaluated on whether their decisions followed the law, rather than perceived economic consequences of their decisions. The Oklahoma Bar Association created its own website dedicated to providing information about the judges and their decisions....] [url]http://newsok.com/12-oklahoma-judges-to-appear-on-judicial-retention-ballot/article/3725253[/url] [/QUOTE]
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