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Judicial Selection In Context: The American And English Experience, Burton Atkins Jan 1989

Judicial Selection In Context: The American And English Experience, Burton Atkins

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Search For Competent And Representative Judges, Continued, Robert P. Davidow Jan 1989

The Search For Competent And Representative Judges, Continued, Robert P. Davidow

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Commentary On State Selection Of Judges, Bradley C. Canon Jan 1989

Commentary On State Selection Of Judges, Bradley C. Canon

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


From Judicial Election To Merit Selection: A Time For Change In Illinois, Nancy Ford Jul 1988

From Judicial Election To Merit Selection: A Time For Change In Illinois, Nancy Ford

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This Article focuses on one of the paramount issues surrounding the 1970 Constitution. Illinois' current method of selecting judges by election is compared to selection by appointment. The Article analyzes the quality, accountability and independence of judges under both methods. While finding relatively little difference in quality or accountability under either system, the article concludes that greater judicial independence calls for a change to some form of appointive merit selection.


On The Early History Of Lower Federal Courts, Judges, And The Rule Of Law, Alfred S. Konefsky Mar 1981

On The Early History Of Lower Federal Courts, Judges, And The Rule Of Law, Alfred S. Konefsky

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Politics of Justice: Lower Federal Judicial Selection and the Second Party System, 1829-1861 by Kermit L. Hall and Federal Courts in the Early Republic: Kentucky 1789-1816 by Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau


Is Washington Ready For Merit Selection Of Judges, Hugh D. Spitzer, William S. Bailey Jan 1981

Is Washington Ready For Merit Selection Of Judges, Hugh D. Spitzer, William S. Bailey

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In 1980, Seattle established a judicial merit selection process for the Seattle Municipal Court, based on an approach used in many other jurisdictions and by the federal government under President Carter. The Seattle plan represents the first time a merit selection commission of lawyers and lay people has been used for nonfederal appointments in Washington. The two individuals subsequently appointed to the Seattle Municipal Court have gone through one of this state's most rigorous judicial selection processes.

In this article, we will review how judges are presently selected in this state, the various methods of choosing judges in other jurisdictions …


Book Reviews, Lawrence M. Friedman, Allaire U. Karzon May 1980

Book Reviews, Lawrence M. Friedman, Allaire U. Karzon

Vanderbilt Law Review

The Politics of Justice: Lower Federal Judicial Selection and the Second Party System - Book Author: Kermit L. Hall; Book Reviewed by Lawrence M. Friedman

In The Politics of Justice, Kermit L. Hall, a history professor at Wayne State University, takes a look at the way Presidents from Jackson through Buchanan picked judges for the federal district courts and for the territories. There were 240 such appointments during the period studied...

There is something of a literature on the selection process,"although Hall's book does fill a rather glaring hole. The tale Hall tells rings true if we ignore a few …


Judicial Selection In New York: A Need For Change, James Edward Lozier Jan 1975

Judicial Selection In New York: A Need For Change, James Edward Lozier

Fordham Urban Law Journal

On February 27, 1974 Chief Judge Charles D. Breitel of the New York State Court of Appeals addressed the New York Legislature regarding the "State of the Judiciary and Judicial System" and presented dramatic proposals for the reform of the New York state court system. In resurrecting the problem of court reform, the Chief Judge focused in part on one particularly controversial area-the selection of the judiciary. New Yorkers, as well as many other Americans, have become increasingly cognizant of the problem of inefficient administration of the judicial system by some of our nation's state and federal judges. A full …


Book Review Jan 1970

Book Review

Missouri Law Review

Charles Blackmar reviews Richard A. Watson and Rondal G. Downing’s 1969 publication: The Politics of the Bench and the Bar. The authors undertake to answer the difficult question of whether judges appointed under the plan are "better" than those chosen in partisan elections. The study employs five statistical compilations as follows: (1) lawyer evaluation of quality; (2) lawyer evaluation of impartiality; (8) standing in bar polls; (4) standing in popular vote in retention; and (5) affirmance-reversal record. The authors concede that the use of the last mentioned factor may be subject to question since the judge who is too afraid …


Selection And Tenure Of Maryland Judges: An Explanation Of A Proposal, Robert J. Martineau Jan 1963

Selection And Tenure Of Maryland Judges: An Explanation Of A Proposal, Robert J. Martineau

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


On The Linguistic Design Of Multinational Courts—The French Capture, Mathilde Cohen Dec 19

On The Linguistic Design Of Multinational Courts—The French Capture, Mathilde Cohen

Mathilde Cohen

This Article discusses the importance of language in the institutional design of European and international courts, which I refer to as “linguistic design.”  What is at stake in the choice a court’s official or working language? Picking a language has far-reaching consequences on a court’s composition and internal organizational culture, possibly going as far as influencing the substantive law produced.  This is the case because language choices impact the screening of the staff and the manufacture of judicial opinions.  Linguistic design imposes costs on non-native speakers forced to use a second (or third) language and confers a set of advantages …