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The Endless Judicial Selection Debate And Why It Matters For Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh Jan 2008

The Endless Judicial Selection Debate And Why It Matters For Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh

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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 Jan 2008

Methods Of Judicial Selection And Their Impact On Judicial Independence, Charles G. Geyh

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