Hunstein wins Supreme Court race
Nov. 8, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Voters swept Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein to a strong victory Tuesday, after a bitter, big-money contest for a seat on the state’s highest court.
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Hunstein keeps state bench seat
Nov. 8, 2006 -
Rome News Tribune - Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein, painted by her challenger as a liberal, activist judge, easily won re-election Tuesday after a hard-fought campaign marked by negative advertising and big spending.
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Hunstein cruises to victory
Nov. 8, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Carol W. Hunstein on Tuesday ran away with a surprisingly easy re-election to the Supreme Court of Georgia after a bruising battle with former Bush administration lawyer J. Michael Wiggins.
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U.S. Chamber gives $1M to Georgia GOP
Nov. 7, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave the Georgia Republican Party $1 million on Oct. 20, according to a filing made with the State Ethics Commission.
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Hunstein’s Challenger says he is unfamiliar with group backing him with $1.7 million
Nov. 6, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Calling in from the campaign trail in North Georgia on Friday morning, state Supreme Court candidate J. Michael Wiggins claimed ignorance about the independent committee that has raised nearly $1.7 million for television commercials and other ads supporting his campaign.
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Tricks for Hiding $1 Million Campaign Contribution: Ann Woolner
Nov. 6, 2006 -
Bloomberg - Say you have $1 million or so that you're willing to spend on a certain candidate, and you don't want the public to know you're doing it.
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Hunstein, Wiggins go down to the wire
Nov. 6, 2006 -
Tom Crawford - No political campaign in Georgia this year, not even the high-stakes race for governor, has generated as much anger and name-calling as the battle for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Endorses Hunstein
Nov. 4, 2006 -
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - This is a slam-dunk no-brainer, folks. We do not just endorse Carol Hunstein's candidacy; we strongly urge all voters to help keep control of Georgia's highest court in the hands of Georgians and out of the hands of D.C. special interest groups.
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Albany Herald Endorsement: Hunstein best for high court
Nov. 4, 2006 -
Albany Herald - Judges' records should be examined carefuly, and those that don't render decisions based on law and who aren't fair should be removed. This incumbent, however, passes every standard for re-election.
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Herring and Weitz: Vote Hunstein for an independent voice
Nov. 4, 2006 -
Savannah Morning News - We respectfully suggest Mr. Wiggins should try a few cases in court before he tries to judge others from the state's highest bench. Please vote for the facts and Justice Carol Hunstein this Tuesday.
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Ga. Assn. of Women Lawyers Endorses Re-election of Justice Hunstein
Nov. 3, 2006 -
In view of the far superior qualifications of Justice Carol Hunstein, the GAWL Board has voted to endorse Justice Carol Hunstein for re-election to the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Checking on credibility of Supreme Court claims
Nov. 3, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - The newspaper examines the truth of the charges made in the Supreme Court race.
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Three DA’s and a sheriff, in bipartisan balance
Nov. 3, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - State Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein, who’s in a tough fight against challenger Mike Wiggins, has got another TV ad out. The Hunstein ad is built around four canny endorsements from law enforcement types.
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Another Beltway group jumps into Hunstein/Wiggins race
Nov. 3, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Political Insider -Americans Tired of Lawsuit Abuse, which carries an Alexandria, Va., address, has paid for a round of robo-calls on Wiggins’ behalf.
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Outsiders invest $1.3 million in Ga. judiciary
Nov. 2, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Why would a Washington-based interest group come to Georgia and meddle in a little ol' state Supreme Court race?
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Macon Telegraph Endorses Justice Hunstein
Nov. 2, 2006 -
Macon Telegraph - There are some who would like to fill the court with partisan lackeys. Hunstein has shown that she doesn't follow ideology, just the law. Carol Hunstein is our choice for the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Augusta Chronicle Endorses Carol Hunstein
Nov. 1, 2006 -
Augusta Chronicle - "We endorse: Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol W. Hunstein"
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Temperament, conflicts mark debate
Nov. 1, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein and challenger J. Michael Wiggins covered familiar territory during a debate over Hunstein’s seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
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Hostility dominates Supreme Court debate
Oct. 31, 2006 -
Capital Impact - Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein and Atlanta attorney Mike Wiggins left no doubts at a Monday debate that their race for a seat on the high court has become a bitter, personal grudge match.
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Gloves come off in state Supreme Court race
Oct. 31, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - He called her despicable for television ads saying his own mother had sued him. She asked what he had promised the outsiders who are pouring big money into his campaign.
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Hunstein, Wiggins Duke It Out In No-Holds-Barred Debate
Oct. 31, 2006 -
InsiderAdvantage Georgia - Make a note to yourself to turn on GPTV tonight at 8 p.m. to catch the rock-‘em, sock-‘em debate between Justice Carol Hunstein and challenger Mike Wiggins. It was taped Monday afternoon, and it’s worth spending 30 minutes to watch.
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Anti-Hunstein campaign receives $1.3M from pro-business group
Oct. 31, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - A pro-business group backed by anonymous donors has dropped more than $1.3 million into a committee backing state Supreme Court challenger J. Michael Wiggins in his race against Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein.
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Now speaks the sister, and she’s still mad
Oct. 31, 2006 -
The Atlanta Journal Constitution - The Carol Hunstein campaign, reacting to rival Mike Wiggin’s demand that TV stations stop running her attack ad, has produced a statement from the unnamed sister’s lawyer, Todd McLeroy of Cullman, Alabama.
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Todd McLeroy Statement
Oct. 31, 2006 -
In a statement released by her lawyer, Mr.Wiggins' sister sides with the Hunstein campaign and affirms that she was verbally abused and threatened by her brother. Her lawyers also takes issue with the accuracy of Mr. Wiggins' explanation of what occurred in the lawsuit.
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Supreme Court candidates duke it out in bitter debate
Oct. 30, 2006 -
Associated Press - By the time the half-hour debate between the candidates for Georgia's Supreme Court jolted to an end, there were no handshakes, not even the briefest smile between Justice Carol Hunstein and challenger Mike Wiggins.
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Opinion: Upholding law is key issue in high court race
Oct. 30, 2006 -
Gainesville Times - One of the more hotly contested races on the Georgia ballot next week will be a spot on the state Supreme Court. Justice Carol Hunstein is trying to defend her seat against challenger Mike Wiggins, a former lawyer for the Bush administration.
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HUNSTEIN: I’m fighting for the whole court
Oct. 30, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Hours into a firestorm created by a television advertisement her campaign began running this week, Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein told the Daily Report on Thursday that in her battle with challenger J. Michael Wiggins, she’s fighting for the whole state Supreme Court in a race she jokes will cost her “about 10 years” off her life.
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Experts: Attack ad is risky but smart
Oct. 30, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Political experts said Friday that Presiding Justice Carol W. HUNSTEIN’s attack ad about challenger J. Michael Wiggins’ family problems was risky, smart—and possibly revealing her worries about the election.
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Tifton Gazette Endorses Justice Hunstein
Oct. 29, 2006 -
Tifton Gazette - It is important to keep the state's judiciary independent. We endorse Justice Carol Hunstein for re-election.
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Justice's TV ad a hard hitter
Oct. 27, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - One of the most personal attack ads of Georgia's election season is up and running on television, and it doesn't involve any candidates for governor.
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Hunstein hits Wiggins with ad about his family trouble
Oct. 27, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - The simmering race for a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia grew white-hot this week, as Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein released a television advertisement that challenger J. Michael Wiggins called false and cruel.
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Hunstein’s attack ad opens Pandora’s box
Oct. 27, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Jim Wooten Opinion - Never again let it be said that judicial races are tainted by politics. The standard doesn’t get any lower than that introduced by incumbent Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein.
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Pro-Wiggins group goes negative in latest TV ads
Oct. 26, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - The Safety and Prosperity Coaltion the independent group backing state Supreme Court challenger J. Michael Wiggins, has relied on “prosperity” for all of its funding but is focusing on “safety” in its latest ad campaign.
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Supreme Court battle gets hostile
Oct. 26, 2006 -
Tom Crawford - The fight for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court ramped up Thursday as Justice Carol Hunstein and her challenger, Atlanta attorney Mike Wiggins, ran competing TV spots leveling harsh criticisms at each other.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Endorses Justice Hunstein
Oct. 25, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - The Safety and Prosperity Coalition wants to undermine the state's court system by buying a seat on the Supreme Court. Justice Carol Hunstein stands in the way of that effort. Georgia voters should stand with her.
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Hunstein: 'Can they buy a judgeship?'
Oct. 25, 2006 -
Savannah Morning News - Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein took aim at her election opponent Tuesday during a speech in Savannah, calling the race a "campaign to save the independence of the judicial system in Georgia."
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Creative Loafing Endorses Hunstein
Oct. 25, 2006 -
Crative Loafing - Clearly, Justice Carol Hunstein is the more qualified candidate. She has a track record of standing up for the law, and a history -- contrary to her challenger's mudslinging -- of toeing neither the liberal nor the conservative line.
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Justice gets nod in State Bar poll
Oct. 24, 2006 -
Justice Carol W. Hunstein is considered "well qualified" or "qualified" by more than 96 percent of the members of the State Bar of Georgia who responded to the Bar's recent judicial poll and had an opinion about her qualifications. Her opponent, Mike Wiggins, was rated as "not qualified" by 70 percent.
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Politics enter high court race
Oct. 22, 2006 -
Macon Telegraph - For an election that is supposed to be nonpartisan, the race for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court has taken on a decidedly political undertone.
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Carroll Star-News Endorses Justice Hunstein
Oct. 22, 2006 -
Carroll Star-News - We are better served with a woman who knows life's lessons from hard, first hand experience than we are with a dilettante Bush appointee with little or no courtroom experience. HUNSTEIN deserves your vote and your support on November 7, 2006.
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Wiggins facing campaign violation accusal
Oct. 21, 2006 -
Jacksonville Fla. Times Union - Supreme Court challenger Mike Wiggins is facing accusations that he violated campaign laws by accepting political contributions far above the legal limit
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Complaint filed against Wiggins, political coalition
Oct. 20, 2006 -
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - A complaint filed against Georgia Supreme Court candidate Mike Wiggins, his campaign and a political coalition alleges the trio have engaged in criminal conduct by getting around fundraising laws and communicating with each other
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Donor: Wiggins told he would get help from group
Oct. 20, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - A donor to an independent committee accused of illegal coordination with state Supreme Court candidate J. Michael Wiggins verified Thursday allegations that committee leaders met with potential candidates for this year’s race, including Wiggins.
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Polls good gauge for court races
Oct. 20, 2006 -
Augusta Chronicle - State Bar of Georgia poll: 85 % of lawyers who have an opinion rate Justice Hunstein as "well qualified" while her opponent is rated "not qualified by 70 %. A Federalist Society poll shows judicial activism not favored.
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LaGrange Daily News Endorses Hunstein
Oct. 20, 2006 -
LaGrange Daily News - We believe we can trust Georgia voters to reject this blatant attempt to sabotage the precious principle of an impartial judiciary. Re-elect Justice Carol W. Hunstein.
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Martha Ezzard: Don't help corporate interests
Oct. 19, 2006 -
The Clayton Tribune - A threat to fair and impartial judges in Georgia is rearing its ugly head in this fall's election.
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Wiggins charged with criminal violation of Ethics in Government Act
Oct. 19, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - A complaint filed with the State Ethics Commission charges that candidate Mike Wiggins and a group called the Safety and Prosperity Coalition are "engaged in an illegal and coordinated effort to improperly influence the outcome" of the Nov. 7 election.
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Waynesboro Newspaper Endorses Hunstein
Oct. 18, 2006 -
The Waynesboro True Citizen - We'd like to think justice is not for sale in Georgia. A vote to re-elect Justice Carol Hunstein to the Georgia Supreme Court will be a vote to guarantee that it's not.
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Hunstein debuts tough-on-crime TV ad
Oct. 17, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - State Supreme Court, Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein rolled out her own television advertisement Monday morning, with a tough-on-crime theme.
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Savannah Morning News Says "For Justice: Hunstein"
Oct. 15, 2006 -
Savannah Morning News - We encourage Georgians to keep Justice Carol Hunstein on the state Supreme Court when they go to the polls Nov. 7.
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Supreme Court race gets political
Oct. 13, 2006 -
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - To hear the candidates tell it, the race between them is a contest over the Georgia Supreme Court's very soul.
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Marietta Daily Journal: Reinforce court's integrity by voting for Hunstein
Oct. 13, 2006 -
Marietta Daily Journal - The best way in the short run for the public to reinforce the integrity of the Georgia Supreme Court is by re-electing Justice Carol W. Hunstein.
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For Wiggins, TV airtime may be hard to come by: But anti-Hunstein group has plenty for strong Atlanta market ad buy
Oct. 12, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - State Supreme Court candidate J. Michael Wiggins will be hard-pressed to mount an effective television ad campaign in the expensive Atlanta media market with the money that he has raised thus far, campaign professionals said.
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Carol Hunstein, una jueza que aboga por los inmigrantes
Oct. 12, 2006 -
Mundo Hispanico - A la jueza Carol Hunstein le preocupa que no exista igualdad en el acceso al sistema judicial de Georgia, especialmente para los inmigrantes.
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Barton: Georgia's courts aren't for rent
Oct. 11, 2006 -
Savannah Morning News - A wise old lawyer once told me that it's better to know the judge than to know the law. That's something they don't teach in law school.
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State Supreme Court election turns partisan again
Oct. 10, 2006 -
Gwinnett Daily Post - Georgia Supreme Court elections appear well down on the statewide ballot. But you wouldn’t know it from the last two election cycles.
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Wiggins has $121K, trails Hunstein in cash on hand: Same insurance interests help Wiggins, independent group raise funds to oppose Hunstein
Oct. 10, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein has more than five times the campaign funds of J. Michael Wiggins, who is challenging Hunstein for her seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
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Waycross Newspaper Endorsement: HUNSTEIN EARNS RE-ELECTION
Oct. 10, 2006 -
Waycross Journal-Herald - Ms. Hunstein is a highly regarded justice who is pledged to “fairness and impartiality.” The Journal-Herald admires her professionalism and urges its readers to support her re-election on November 7.
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Rome News-Tribune Endorses Justice Hunstein: Let justice prevail
Oct. 9, 2006 -
Rome News-Tribune - Voters on Nov. 7 should go out of their way to not skip the court races, as too often happens, and make a special effort to support Justice Hunstein and an independent judiciary.
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State high court race runs into real money
Oct. 9, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - This year's race for a contested seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia is still not the most expensive appeals court race in state history. But with four weeks and one day before Election Day, Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein has nearly doubled the funds raised when now-Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears fought off a challenger in 2004.
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In Georgia, High Court Candidates Have Fundraising on Their Minds
Oct. 9, 2006 -
Justice at Stake Report - New State Record Already Set, With a Full Month of Campaign Remaining
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Bill Shipp: Justice may be up for sale in elections
Oct. 8, 2006 -
Athens Banner-Herald - Column by Bill Shipp - In a normal Georgia election year, Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein might be spending her spare time working on an inspirational autobiography, but this is not a routine election year. Hunstein has been singled out for defeat.
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The story of seven faceless justices
Oct. 6, 2006 -
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Column by Richard Hyatt. Their names show up on ballots now and then, and we vote without conviction, but we know little or nothing about these seven faceless justices. That is Carol Hunstein's challenge.
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Hunstein climbed tough ladder to Supreme Court: Single mother went to law school in '73, became judge in '84
Oct. 5, 2006 -
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Georgia Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein didn't get the encouragement many teens hope for when she told her father she wanted to attend Miami Dade Community College after high school.
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Jay Bookman: "State's highest court isn't for purchase"
Oct. 5, 2006 -
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Georgia has seen its share of corporate takeovers — Atlanta-based BellSouth absorbed by AT&T; Georgia-Pacific swallowed up by Koch Industries. Now we're about to see an attempted corporate takeover of a very different target: the Georgia Supreme Court.
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Twenty-One DA's Announce Support For Hunstein In Court Race
Oct. 4, 2006 -
Insider Advantage - Twenty-one district attorneys have endorsed Justice Carol Hunstein for re-election to the Georgia Supreme Court, her campaign announced today, saying the group’s mixture of Democrats and Republicans affirms Hunstein’s “broad support from Georgians of all political viewpoints.”
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Lawyers wage battle of words in high court race
Sept. 20, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Following compaint from Wiggins campaign chair, fundraiser for Hunstein's campaign says "put up or shut up"
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Court Race Heats Up on Issues and Money
Sept. 15, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Challenger Wiggins blasts Hunstein's idea that police read rights in other languages; odd couple of Barnes and Bowers help Hunstein
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Barnes & Bowers, attorneys at law, request your check
Sept. 14, 2006 -
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Here’s a pair you won’t find sharing space at the top of many fund-raising letters.
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Chamber role in court race draws lawyers’ ire
Sept. 12, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Attorneys criticize efforts to elect pro-business justices to high court.
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Independent group raises $256K to fight Hunstein.
Sept. 6, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - With most of its funds coming from medical, insurance industries, Safety & Prosperity Coalition says it wants to protect 2005 tort law
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HUNSTEIN: LAW, NOT 'IDEOLOGY', IS GUIDE
Sept. 5, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report – Facing election test, incumbent reflects on path from single mom to the high court.
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In Close Calls, Hunstein Leans to Prosecution
Sept. 5, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report – Review of 218 cases that split the court shows that Hunstein is more likely to back prosecutors – and plaintiffs.
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Hunstein Picks Her Top 10 Opinions
Sept. 5, 2006 -
– Fulton County Daily Report – As part of its research into the Georgia Supreme Court race, the Daily Report asked Presiding Justice Hunstein to name what she considers the 10 most significant opinions she has written in her judicial career.
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Justice wants Georgia's Supreme Court better understood
Aug. 30, 2006 -
WALB TV 10 News Report - Albany- A member of the Georgia Supreme Court, running for re-election, said she wants to let everyone in the state know more about what the Supreme Court does.
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First Media Endorsement of Campaign Goes to Hunstein
Aug. 23, 2006 -
Fitzgerald Ledger-Herald – “Justice Carol Hunstein has been an excellent Supreme Court Justice and should be returned to office in November.”
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Justice says no thanks to Christian Coalition
Aug. 16, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Citing ethics principles, Hunstein refuses to answer a questionnaire from the Christian Coalition asking for her personal views
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High court race starts on a partisan note
Jul. 12, 2006 -
Fulton County Daily Report - Challenger Michael Wiggins: Hunstein is ‘most liberal’ of those running.
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