It's bad enough that New York's budget is resolved by three men in a room. But when it comes to judicial elections, often one man in a room calls all the shots -- the party boss.
On paper, of course, voters get to elect those who serve on the bench in state Supreme Court. But in reality, it's the political bosses who decide which candidates will get the party's backing, and which will not. And more often than not, these same bosses strike deals with the opposition for cross-endorsements. Thus, voters have no choice in who runs and, far too often, no choice in whom to vote for at the polls.
But all that could change if a lawsuit winding its way through the …
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