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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Free judges from electoral politics

A voter casts their ballot for the 2022 midterms on Monday at an early voting site at the Chicago Public Library Bucktown Branch. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

All judges should be appointed not elected. 

Electing judges makes the whole judicial system prone to corruption. My suggestion is to establish minimum qualifications to serve as a judge, including training and experience. The higher level of the appointment, the more training and experience required. 

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