Richard P. Guy and Charlie Wiggins, write about increasing concern over judicial impartiality in Washington State in this editorial for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  Citing the rising cost of judicial elections and increasing involvement of political action committees in the race, the two raise the possibility of publicly financing judicial elections. Guy, a former Chief Justice with Washington's Supreme Court, and Wiggins, with the American Judicature Society, argue for "judges who will uphold the law based on the constitution, not based on their campaign contributions," and express concern over what they feel the current campaign finance situation has done to imperil judicial impartiality.  One of several reforms being considered is judicial public financing.  North Carolina has full public financing in place for its judicial elections and the system has proved popular among both candidates and voters. To learn more about public financing efforts in the Evergreen State, get in touch with the local organization leading the charge: Washington Public Campaigns.