The blog folo has a nice analysis of Mississippi Supreme Court decisions since Justices Pierce, Chandler and Kitchens replaced Justices Diaz, Easley and Smith. Here is a link.

It’s a little early to declare a big change on the Court, but Justice Dickinson’s dissent in four divided opinions is interesting. My take on the November elections is that the results should send a message to the Court that justices who can be portrayed as having extreme views in favor of any side are subject to losing re-election campaigns. The public expects judges to be unbiased. Justices who always vote for the business interest or always vote against the business interest are not popular with the electorate. All members of the Court will need balanced voting records in order to withstand election challenges by canidates who are not burdened with a voting record on the Court.