POLS 3300 Lecture 6: POLS 3130 – Oct 11,13,16
4 Dec 2017
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Pols 3130 oct 11, 13, 16 lecture slides. Empirical question: how do we select judges? (exam question) Normative question: how should we select judges: to what degree is the latter question linked to conceptions of what judges do (or should do) The political influences on judicial selection often seen as inappropriate: usually taking politics" to mean partisan. " (problem of patronage, but are partisan appointments always bad, politics is much more partisan in united states. Non-partisan political influences: regional representation, group (gender, ethnicity) representation. France - civil system - professional model: civil servants like any other (except for constitutional, separate school for judges. Britain - common law - adjudicatory model: selection from pool of experienced barristers (previously by lord chancellor, recent changes nominating commission. Us - democratic input model: federal judges (presidential nomination, senate confirmation, state judges (generally committee system with confirmation vote, some direct election) s. 92 selection.
