7 retired judges picked to hear Moore's appeal

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If you're keeping up with the continuing saga of former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Judge Roy "10 Commandments" Moore.
Harry Wilters is a friend and neighbor. I know he can't talk about it now, but I'm hoping to get the lowdown after the hearing.
BTW, I do NOT think Moore will be reinstated.
I had a conversation with Harry, long before he was appointed to this panel, and I don't think I should say any more about that.
;-)

From Staff, AP Reports

MONTGOMERY — Roy Moore's fight over the Ten Commandments keeps taking extraordinary turns.

Seven retired judges, including a former governor, were selected randomly Monday to hear Moore's appeal of his ouster as chief justice, the latest unprecedented twist in the case.

The seven chosen include former Gov. John Patterson, who is also a retired criminal appeals court judge, and retired Supreme Court Justice Janie Shores, who became the first woman elected to the court. She served as a justice for 22 years.

The other replacement judges are retired Supreme Court Justice Reneau Almon; retired civil appeals Judge William E. Robertson; retired Baldwin County Circuit Judge Harry J. Wilters Jr.; retired Mobile County Circuit Judge Braxton Kittrell; and retired Circuit Judge J. Richmond Pearson of Leroy.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/031216/judges.shtml

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1. Did anyone else...

...notice the comment that the judges were randomly chosen? That is actually great news, because it takes away the bias-argument, and may begin to set some precedent about other judicial appointments. I'd love to federal judges randomly picked for a pool that Dems ang GOPs built up. Because each would be terrified of the others' most partisan candidated winning, they might agree to pick rational centrists. There is a germ of a solution to activist appointments here. Since each side can so hold up the other, we have essentially deadlock. Think about it.

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2. Interesting approach.

At first blush, I can't find anything wrong with it.
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