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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Wagster Pettus

'Affront to democracy,' Mississippi resident says of appointing judges where most are elected

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Three residents of Mississippi's capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed because the state constitution requires most judges to be elected.

“It is an affront to democracy,” Ann Saunders said.

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