On the recordJanuary 18, 2010
There was an effort made in the Constitutional Convention of 1969 to change the election of judges.
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congress.govThere was an effort made in the Constitutional Convention of 1969 to change the election of judges.
Specter references historical efforts to reform judicial elections.
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