JUDGING THE JUDGES - THE CAUSE, CONTROL AND CURE OF JUDICIAL JAUNDICE

• NCJ Number: 17431
• Author(s): D STEIN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 188 pages
• Sale Source: Exposition Press, Inc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ADVOCATES A SCHOOL FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING FROM WHICH GRADUATES WILL BEGIN AND ADVANCE IN JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON THE BASIS OF MERIT INDEPENDENT OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.

Abstract

POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS AND POPULAR ELECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED INADEQUATE METHODS FOR SELECTING JUDGES. JUDICIAL CORRUPTION AND INCOMPETENCY ARE CITED FROM ACTUAL INCIDENTS, AND A WHOLLY NEW METHOD OF STAFFING THE JUDICIARY IS PROPOSED AS A REMEDY. A TWO-YEAR SCHOOL FOR TRAINING JUDGES SUBSEQUENT TO LAW SCHOOL IS RECOMMENDED. PLACEMENT WILL THEN DEPEND ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND WILL GENERALLY BEGIN AT THE SIMPLEST TRIAL LEVEL. VACANCIES IN THE HIGHER COURTS WOULD BE FILLED FROM THE LOWER RANKS ON A SENIORITY BASIS OR THROUGH THE DECISION OF A NON-POLITICAL LEGAL COMMITTEE. A CURRICULUM FOR THE JUDICIAL SCHOOL IS OUTLINED.