Posted by Eugene Volokh: Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dissents from the Election of a Chief Justice: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_01_07-2007_01_13.shtml#1168295726
This remarkable document is now posted [1]here. I didn't even know that it was possible for a judge to file such a written dissent, until [2]Howard Bashman (How Appealing) posted about it, but I guess it is. The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, of course, is specially appointed as Chief by the President; some states similarly treat the Chiefship as a specially appointed or elected position; other states and (all?) federal circuits, I'm told, generally have the office rotate by a combination of seniority and age. But some states, including Michigan, have the Chief be elected by the Justices themselves. References 1. http://www.record-eagle.com/2007/jan/08dissent.pdf 2. http://howappealing.law.com/010607.html#020983 _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
