Politically targeted justices limited in defending themselves

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Politically targeted justices limited in defending themselves

At the state’s annual judicial conference last June, an ethics director, a performance review commissioner and a political consultant advised judges to prepare to form campaign committees in 2024. The warning, which came after three Superior Court judges were not retained by voters and a Supreme Court justice very narrowly stayed on the bench in 2022, was brushed off by some as an anomaly. But others feared a coming wave. “There were mixed feeli…