I felt trapped. I had made it to the top of my
profession. I was the chief justice of Alabama, the first woman to head
the state Supreme Court. It was, for a lawyer like myself, the pinnacle
of achievement. And I’d earned it the hard way. To get to the justice’s
chambers, I had won the nation’s most expensive judicial race that
year. But at what cost?
I had needed $2.6 million to win—and that money had to come
from somewhere. My opponent had raised even more, nearly $5 million in
all. It’s terribly awkward and uncomfortable for a judge to have to ask
for campaign money. But how are you going to win without it? My biggest
concern is how shameful all of this looks to the public.
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