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The alternative is to have judges appointed. Who is going to appoint them? An elected official, so you still have the same issues. In the US there are appointed judges as well as elected judges. ... i think that federal judges should be appointed because if they arent theyll be influenced by the public and be independent.
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/82000
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As aaron pointed out there are pros and cons to both. If we lived in a perfect world, a system of appointed judges would probably be best possibly coupled with some recall provision where voters could vote a judge out if a large enough pe...
http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11428
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THE QUESTION of whether to elect or appoint judges has had a long and turbulent history in Illinois. Three times in the last 20 years the voters of the state have been asked to vote on constitutional proposals altering the judicial selectio...
http://www.lib.niu.edu/1977/ii771214.html
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Although federal judges were appointed and did not face election, the Founders made certain that federal judges would be easily removable from office through impeachment, ... [M]en elected to office should be able men, men of talents equal to their stations, men of mature age, experience and judgment; men of firmness...
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www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=107
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Alexander Hamilton asserted that judges should be appointed rather than elected because the latter would result in judges tending to consult popular opinion rather than deciding cases based on the law.
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www.apa.org/monitor/mar02/jn.html
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Jefferson says he wants the state's judges to be appointed to their jobs, standing for election periodically so voters can decide to keep them or toss them from office. No party affiliation would appear on the ballot, and judges who lose election would be replaced by appointment.
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www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/20...
www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/20/0420judgeelect.html
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This is in response to the guest columnists on whether state Supreme Court justices should be elected or selected [“Should our judges be elected or appointed? ... A personal observation: After several years my brother resigned his position on the commission due to political interference by the governor’s office.
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seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/20099671...
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2009967150_judgeselectedorappointed.html
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Generally, elected. If there is an opening before the end of that Justice's eight year term, the Governor can appoint a replacement for that slot. However, the appointee must run in the next election to fulfill the remainder of the eight ye...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_the_Supreme_Court_judges_...
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Students should be able to describe the functions of the judicial branch. ... The framers believed that if judges were elected by the people, they might favor some people over others. For this reason, judges are not elected. They are appointed to office. Judges on all federal courts are appointed by the president.
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www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/46_judic...
www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/schools/lessons/46_judicial.html
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