NCJ Number
27856
Journal
Judicature Volume: 59 Issue: 1 Dated: (JUNE-JULY 1975) Pages: 28-33
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
DETAILS OF A GRASS-ROOTS, LIMITED BUDGET CAMPAIGN FOR COURT REFORM IN WEST VIRGINIA, THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL DESPITE POWERFUL POLITICAL OPPOSITION.
Abstract
NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING CAMPAIGNS WERE UTILIZED TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE FROM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ESPECIALLY) AND GAIN PASSAGE OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO A JUDICIAL ARTICLE DATING FROM 1872.