Judicial campaigns are unlike any others.  The elections are non-partisan.  Candidates are not selected by political parties and do not appear on the ballot as Republicans or Democrats.  In order to maintain a fair and impartial court system, promises by judicial candidates about political issues or suggestions about how they will rule on cases are out of place. 

People and businesses are entitled to know that their cases will be decided by judges who are impartial, approach every case with an open mind, have no outside agenda, and will base their decisions on the law rather than ideology.  Any candidate who expresses a personal viewpoint on an issue in advance of having to decide that issue in court becomes a judicial activist and compromises his or her objectivity. 

Voters, as a result, must make their choices based upon each candidate’s qualifications and experience, character, and judicial philosophy.  By any of these measures, Justice Carol Hunstein deserves reelection. 

Qualifications and Experience
Carol Hunstein is one of Georgia’s most qualified and experienced judges with more than 22 years on the bench.  The breadth of her support among practicing lawyers attests to her impartiality, wisdom, and independence.  She is supported by lawyers across the legal spectrum – those who have won and lost cases before her, by prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys, by personal injury lawyers and insurance defense lawyers, by solo practitioners and partners in multi-national law firms, and by lawyers from every corner of our state.  Non-lawyers have recognized her experience and qualifications too.  She is supported by Democrats and Republicans all over Georgia. 
           
Character
It is often said that character is developed through overcoming adversity.  Carol Hunstein has overcome more than her share – poverty, polio, childhood cancer, loss of her mother at age 11, amputation of a leg as a young adult, abandonment and divorce.  She embodies the values of discipline, hard work, a strong sense of personal responsibility, tolerance and toughness.  Her story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration to others. 

Judicial Philosophy
Justice Hunstein is dedicated to a fair and impartial judiciary. Her judicial philosophy is simple – to honor her oath of office to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Georgia.  She considers each case which comes before her based upon the facts as presented in that case and constrained by the rule of law.  As she has written:  “It is the province of the Georgia General Assembly to enact the laws of Georgia, and a judge should not take any action to make any law or to express his or her opinion as to the wisdom of any laws.  A judge’s role is to interpret those laws based upon the Constitution and the legal precedent binding upon that judge in conjunction with the facts presented in an actual case or controversy.”