Another thing worth noting about the California court:
All seven members of the California court have been confirmed by the voters. Kennard -- confirmed 2006 with 74.5% Corrigan -- confirmed 2006 with 74.4% Werdegar -- confirmed 2002 with 74.1% Moreno -- confirmed 2002 with 72.6% Baxter -- confirmed 2002 with 71.5% George -- confirmed 1998 with 75.5% Chin -- confirmed 1998 with 69.3%
Six of the seven were originally appointed by Republicans.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/05/those-unelected-judges/216602/
