Florida Governor Jeb Bush tried to ease concerns that he will recruit judges who are "ideologically compatible" with his political beliefs by writing an open letter to the Florida Bar in which he says he supports an independent judiciary. Bush wrote the letter to Bar President Edith Osman after it was revealed that a lawyer on his staff suggested in an e-mail to Bush that he screen potential judges with shadow panels staffed with right-to-life advocates and other conservative ideologues.
November 05, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has tried to ease concerns that he wants to recruit judges who are “ideologically compatible” with his political beliefs by writing an open letter to the Florida Bar in which he says he supports an independent judiciary.
Bush wrote the letter to Florida Bar president Edith Osman after it was revealed that a lawyer on his staff had suggested in an e-mail to Bush that he form shadow panels to screen potential judges.
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