What is the greatest area of need in the Alabama justice system, and how should the Alabama Supreme Court respond, if at all?
The greatest need in the Alabama justice system is the appearance that our courts do not afford equal protection under the law to all our citizens, from least to greatest. Something is wrong when a poor state like Alabama spends more money on judicial elections than almost every other state in the nation. Spending multiple millions of dollars to elect one judge for one seat creates the perception that justice is for sale to the highest bidder. Since 1993, candidates for Alabama Supreme Court seats have raised more than $50 million. How can the average hard-working God-fearing Alabamian not wonder whether they can receive justice? Some have suggested that partisan elections (where judges no longer run as Republicans or Democrats) will solve the problem. When Democrats had a nine-judge majority on the Alabama Supreme Court, they were opposed to partisan elections. Republicans now enjoy an 8-1 majority on the Alabama Supreme Court, and Republicans also oppose partisan elections. It is pro
