How do Judge4Yourself.com groups make their rating decisions?
Each judicial candidate who chooses to participate in the Judge4Yourself.com process completes a lengthy questionnaire detailing his or her background and experience (you can see the questionnaire here), and appears for a confidential interview by members of the organizations that make up JCRC. About 50 or 60 members of JCRC organizations participate in the interviews, including many who regularly represent clients in the courts in which the candidates are seeking or holding office. These interviews are rigorous and unflinching. We ask tough questions and expect candid answers in return. After each interview, the representatives of each member organization meet separately to discuss their impressions of the candidate, and to develop recommend ratings. Each organization reviews and approves its committee’s ratings using its own procedures.
