United States Ninth Circuit

In a challenge to Alaska's merit selection system, brought by a group of individuals seeking to establish the principle that all participants in the judicial selection process must either be popularly elected, or be appointed by a popularly elected official, a dismissal of the action is affirmed where there was no such constitutional requirement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/30/2010
• Published 09/30/2010

Judges

• Mary M. Schroeder

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph Vanderhulst, Jeffrey M. Feldman