RALEIGH – 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.