From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 784: State lawmakers have been debating potential changes to the system North Carolina uses to select its judges. The John Locke Foundation and Western Carolina University’s Center for the Study of Free Enterprise co-hosted a recent panel discussion of the topic. Carolina Journal Radio asked panelists to share highlights from their presentations. Scott Gaylord, professor of law at Elon University, supports the current system of partisan judicial elections. Gaylord discusses the pros and cons of various forms of judicial selection.