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Judicial Selection: It's More About The Choices Than Who Does The Choosing, Honorable Lavenski R. Smith
Judicial Selection: It's More About The Choices Than Who Does The Choosing, Honorable Lavenski R. Smith
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
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The Endless Judicial Selection Debate And Why It Matters For Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh
The Endless Judicial Selection Debate And Why It Matters For Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In this overview, I begin by describing the five different systems of state judicial selection that have evolved out of a perennial struggle to strike an optimal balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability. I then explore recent developments that have intensified that struggle, before analyzing, with reference to available research, how different selection systems counter or accommodate such developments. My purpose here is not to write (another) position piece. Rather, my purpose is to step back and contextualize disputes over judicial selection with reference to the independence and accountability issues that animate them, and to isolate what we know …
Methods Of Judicial Selection And Their Impact On Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh
Methods Of Judicial Selection And Their Impact On Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh
Articles by Maurer Faculty
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When Judges Are Accused: An Initial Look At The New Federal Judicial Misconduct Rules, Arthur D. Hellman
When Judges Are Accused: An Initial Look At The New Federal Judicial Misconduct Rules, Arthur D. Hellman
Articles
On March 11, 2008, the Judicial Conference of the United States, the administrative policy-making body of the federal judiciary, approved the first set of nationally binding rules for dealing with accusations of misconduct by federal judges. The new rules implement recommendations made by a committee chaired by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. The Breyer Committee found that although the judiciary has been doing a very good overall job in handling complaints against judges, the error rate in high-visibility cases is far too high.
The new regulatory regime comes into existence at a time when federal judges have been accused of …