Campbell Law dean writes op-ed on merit selection of judges

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Campbell Law Dean J. Rich LeonardRALEIGH – Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard authored an op-ed discussing his idea for the selection of judges in North Carolina based on merit. The op-ed was published in The News & Observer on Thursday, Sept. 14.

“It is an elegantly simple procedure that would work efficiently and put our state in the creative forefront of solving the age-old issue of how to pick judges,” writes Leonard.

You can read Leonard’s full op-ed via this link  on The News & Observer website.

Leonard has penned several op-eds throughout his career, including an April 2016 piece, “I got the Merrick Garland treatment: Appeals court nominee,” which was published by USA Today. That piece remains available on the USA Today website via this link.