Why terrible, soft-on-crime judges plague New York courts
Why terrible, soft-on-crime judges plague New York courts
City courts, in particular, are the last vestige of Tammany-style bossism, with judges overwhelmingly selected not on any kind of merit, but by the needs of the local Democratic leaders who control the party judicial-screening panels: If they put you on the ballot, you win.
City courts, in particular, are the last vestige of Tammany-style bossism, with judges overwhelmingly selected not on any kind of merit, but by the needs of the local Democratic leaders who control the party judicial-screening panels: If they put you on the ballot, you win.