POLS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary, Microsoft Onenote, Beverley Mclachlin
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Judicial appointments at both the provincial and federal levels are executive appointments. As courts come to be perceived more as policy-makers, in addition to adjudicators, more interest/controversy surrounds these appointments. Provincial governments appoint roughly half of all judges in canada. 1968 - added an additional step in the selection process: 7 personal judicial council. Council responsible for evaluating potential candidates for the bench reporting to attorney general. 1988 - the judicial appointments advisory committee (jaac) Made up of 13 members appointed for three-year renewable terms - 7 being laypersons selected by the attorney general and expected to be diverse in gender, race, minority status and geography / remaining 6 members are: 2 provincial judges selected by chief justice of the province. 1 member of the ontario judicial council (appointed by that council) 1 lawyer appointed by the province"s law society. 1 lawyer appointed by the ontario branch of the canadian bar association.