Proven experience as the Supreme Court's only commissioner for 21 years. The current system is problematical.
Judicial independence needs to be balanced by some degree of accountability to voters.
But most voters think they lack sufficient information to choose knowledgeably among judicial candidates, and many simply don't vote in judicial races. The 1996 Walsh Commission report on judicial-selection alternatives deserves closer attention. Name a state Supreme Court ruling that you would have joined the majority on and explain why. The Supreme Court is regularly asked to reconsider recent prior decisions, particularly when the court's membership changes. I must also maintain absolute impartiality as the court's present commissioner.