Judicial selection is a tremendous issue – not just in Tennessee.  This is one of those issues that percolates a bit below the surface, but the folks who follow it – do so religiously.  From the Tennessean:

The Blountville Republican wants to eliminate the state’s Judicial Selection Commission that is set to expire June 30 and let the governor independently fill all vacancies. He is also calling for current justices to stand in contested re-election campaigns.

A rival measure advancing in the House would keep in place the current system of having justices stand for yes-no retention elections when their terms end.

The House bill would also remove control by legal groups such as the state bar association, defense lawyers and prosecutors over who serves on the 17-member Judicial Selection Commission that is responsible for presenting candidates for the governor to choose from — a proposal Ramsey supported last year.

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