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"The Court On Trial:" An Analysis Of Phillip Johnson's Attack On The California Supreme Court, Independent Citizens' Committee To Keep Politics Out Of The Court

California Agencies

On November 4, California voters will decide whether to retain Chief Justice Rose Bird and Associate Justices Joseph Grodin and Cruz Reynoso on the Supreme Court of California.1 This election is extraordinarily important because, for the first time in the history of California judicial retention elections, several Justices are being vigorously opposed in a multi-million dollar partisan campaign. The campaign against the Justices has been conducted by conservative organizations through direct mail and advertisements in newspapers, radio and television. Although we are used to this in ordinary politics, it is a I cause for great concern in a judicial election. …