Cobb: Alabama judges should be appointed, not elected

Sue Bell Cobb, the Democratic candidate for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court says that judges should be appointed rather than elected by voters.

According to the Mobile Register:

Sabrina Loftin, a spokeswoman for Cobb...said Cobb favors reforms such as making judgeships nonpartisan positions. She also favors appointment of judges who then must stand for retention elections, Loftin said.

There are plenty of good arguments for appointing judges, but given the latest example of judicial meddling - today's opinion on same-sex marriage handed down by the seven unelected judges of New Jersey Supreme Court - it's not likely that Alabamians will be eager to give up the privilege of electing judges anytime soon.