Issues In The Wyoming Election: An issue that won't be there. The Courts

Note:  I started this post before the recent retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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Courtroom at the University of Wyoming's College of Law.

Wyoming had a judicial appointment system for Court appointments.  It's called the "Ohio Model".

The way it works is this.  A committee takes in and interviews applicants. It chooses three candidates and sends the names to the Governor.   The Governor picks one of the three.  And then, when his first term is up, he stands for retention and stands again every so often.

With that being the case, you'd think that this would be a consideration in the Gubernatorial race.

It isn't.

It is never mentioned.

That may be a good thing, really, as it may mean that Wyoming judicial appointments are pretty good as a rule.  Every governor has a different style, but the choice for the bench isn't solely up to the governor.

The judges do vary, of course.  And some judges are more conservative and some more liberal, but all in all, they're good solid jurists.

And so, this doesn't end up an issue in Wyoming's elections.

I'm not suggesting that this means something on a larger level. I'm just noting it.