Founded over 35 years ago, PMC originally focused on supporting the elimination of judicial elections in favor of a merit selection process for appellate court judges. While PMC still favors a merit selection system, it has since expanded to educating students, journalists, lawyers, and the public at large, about the courts and the rule of law and to advocating for fairness, accessibility, and respect in the courts. This is especially important in this time of increasing misinformation and distrust of institutions, particularly the judicial branch.