Group Bands Together To Stop Madison County Judge Retention
From the Madison County Journals
A grassroots group is hoping its anti-retention campaign for four Madison County judges will resonate with voters in November.
The Citizens for Judicial Integrity group wants voters to vote against the retention of Third Judicial Circuit Court Judges Ann Callis, Barbara Crowder, David Hylla and John Knight because of concerns that the court is influenced by large donations from asbestos lawyers, which has resulted in an increased number of asbestos-related court filings in Madison County.
Founder Phillip Chapman said the concern arose over recent allegations that Crowder gave the majority of asbestos trial weeks to three law firms that contributed to her political campaign. The findings prompted Callis, the chief judge, to remove Crowder from handling asbestos case dockets and County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan to call for an investigation.
Crowder said the campaign contributions and court docket decisions were not connected.
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From the Madison County Journals
A grassroots group is hoping its anti-retention campaign for four Madison County judges will resonate with voters in November.
The Citizens for Judicial Integrity group wants voters to vote against the retention of Third Judicial Circuit Court Judges Ann Callis, Barbara Crowder, David Hylla and John Knight because of concerns that the court is influenced by large donations from asbestos lawyers, which has resulted in an increased number of asbestos-related court filings in Madison County.
Founder Phillip Chapman said the concern arose over recent allegations that Crowder gave the majority of asbestos trial weeks to three law firms that contributed to her political campaign. The findings prompted Callis, the chief judge, to remove Crowder from handling asbestos case dockets and County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan to call for an investigation.
Crowder said the campaign contributions and court docket decisions were not connected.
Read more in our daily News Update...