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The Election of Judges

The Election of Judges. A Discussion on whether we follow America down the Election Path Justice K.A Cullinane. ‘ Almost inevitable ’.

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The Election of Judges

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  1. The Election of Judges A Discussion on whether we follow America down the Election Path Justice K.A Cullinane

  2. ‘Almost inevitable’ “If judges don’t treat this kind of thing appropriately, sooner or later, we will do something that we have never done in this country. We will elect judges. And we will elect judges who will better reflect what we think is our sense of anger in this kind of thing” Tony Abbot

  3. History of elected judges in America

  4. “The Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice” “Putting courts into politics and compelling judges to become politicians in many jurisdictions has almost destroyed the traditional respect for the bench” Roscoe Pound, 1906

  5. Methods of electing judges

  6. Campaign funding and donors • Impact on: • The independence of the judiciary • The appearance of bias in the judicial system • Leading cases: • Buckley v Valeo 424 U.S 1 (1976) • Caperton v A.T Massey Coal Co 129 S. Ct. 2252 (2009)

  7. Support for an elected judiciary vs Support for an appointed judiciary

  8. Do elections make judges more or less accountable?

  9. Can voters and elections produce an appropriate qualified judiciary as well as the process of appointing judges in a merit based process?

  10. Do elected judiciaries better uphold the checks and balances of our system of government?

  11. Which system better upholds public trust in the judiciary?

  12. Do elected judges lack sufficient authority and legitimacy?

  13. Do elections or appointments better avoid judicial corruption?

  14. Does the election of judges fit with the idea of meritocracy?

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