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25 May 2008, 6:46 am
A story today in the New York Times by Adam Liptak focuses on electoral selection of judges in the US, and mentions this interesting if predictable tidbit ("Rendering justice with one eye on re-election," May 25):A working paper from the University of Chicago Law School last year tried to quantify the relative quality of elected and appointed judges in state high courts in the United States. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 12:25 pm by Lawrence Solum
Given constitutional barriers to changing the tenure and appointment process of Supreme Court Justices, building a new institution with term limits and a different appointment process could be more responsive to the problems that have given rise to the court reform debate than reforming the existing Court consistent with the Constitution in force. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 10:41 am by Michael Heise
Every vacancy unleashes a bitter struggle between Republicans and Democrats over nominees; and once the seat is filled, new justices typically vote in predictable ways. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 3:36 am
Here the “appointing authority” in each instance was the voter. [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 6:47 am by SHG
SJ made an appointment for me with a dermatologist. [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 4:38 am by SHG
© 2012 Simple Justice NY LLC. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 2:09 pm
"I am grateful for her willingness to serve and confident that she will be an unwavering voice for justice and fairness on the Sentencing Commission. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 12:58 pm
The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Kamala D. [read post]
31 May 2016, 10:36 am by Orin Kerr
“[I]f any power whatsoever is in its nature Executive, it is the power of appointing, overseeing, and controlling those who execute the laws. [read post]
19 Oct 2018, 12:46 pm by Elizabeth Lowman
 According to the Court of Justice, this “entails a profound and immediate change in the composition of the Supreme Court, which is, moreover, likely to be extended by new appointments,” meeting the urgency requirement. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 8:10 am by V.Venkatesan
To the surprise of all, in April, 1973 Justice Ray, the consistent dissenter, in favour of the Government, was appointed Chief Justice of India superseding three Judges senior to him. [read post]
The exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee also prompts concerns about potential politicization of appointments, with fears that loyalty to the government might override merit and expertise in the selection process. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 6:08 am by Rick Pildes
  In the second, Gerard suggested one of the most significant moments in the first President Bush's tenure was the appointment of Justice Souter, rather than a more conservative Justice; Gerard, also, points out how different the law would look today had a different appointment been made (can't manage to find that post to link to it).Both posts emphasize the powerful role that historical contingency plays in the path of constitutional law, as it does in… [read post]
27 May 2013, 2:53 am by Jasmine Joseph
Venketasan has written a lead page article referring to the appointment of Justice Cyriac Joseph to the National Human Rights Commission. [read post]