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31 JANUARY 2013
REGIONSBUSINESS.COM
IS NEW PROPOSAL A CURTAIN CALL FOR
CORRUPTION IN STATE COURTS? Pennsylvania’s judicial elections have been a longstanding, problematic process fueled by corruption and special interests. While most states in the country still rely on some type of election to the high courts, legislators from both sides of the aisle are intent on making sweeping changes to restore the public’s faith in Pennsylvania’s judges.
TEXT BY ELISSA VALLANO ILLUSTRATIONS BY DON LEE