Judicial Elections

Why should you care about judicial elections?

For a straightforward reason:

A judge may be the most important person you meet on one of the worst days of your life.

Your congressman can’t put you in jail, take away your children, or order you to pay alimony.

Neither can the president.

So What Can a Judge Do?

■   A judge can impact your life or that of a friend or family member.

■   A judge can decide how much you have to pay your former spouse during divorce and how often you get to see your children.

■   During a criminal case, the judge makes sure your rights are protected, and if you are guilty, decides your sentence.

■   In civil cases, the judge decides many merits of your case and instructs the jury on the law.

■   A judge may decide how much you inherit or who gets your stuff when you die in probate cases.

You owe it to yourself and your community to walk into the voting booth as an informed voter and cast an educated vote in the judicial races.

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People know very little about the judges they elect because of limitations on judicial campaign communications.

It’s likely the reason that nearly 30 percent of those who cast ballots in high-profile elections fail to vote in judicial contests, which usually appear at the bottom of the ballot.

That means fewer people are actually electing our judges for us.

This magnifies the importance of each vote, so it is critically important that you vote in the judicial races.

It is often said that we get the government and the leaders we deserve, not necessarily the best ones.

This applies equally to our judges.

Use your ballot to elect the people most qualified to serve as judges.