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Maybe - but Dobbs is 50 years too late for anyone to say "American judges aren't political"

Some US states even elect judges and sheriffs, just like they elect politicians - complete with TV ads and tens of millions of dollars being spent by shady super-PACs.



All US states except Rhode Island and Hawai'i elect county sheriffs. There's nothing wrong with this, it is inherently a political office. Sheriffs are part of the executive branch and have no real judicial role.




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