Lawyers object in debate over how circuit judges get their job

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The only campaign promises judges should make, Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff recently opined, is to decide their cases fairly and always follow the law. Because unlike political candidates, he said, judges are handcuffed by the law and their opinions on issues don't really matter.

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