What are some of the key challenges to judicial independence?
Description: Should we elect judges? Drawing on class material, discuss the arguments for and against judicial elections with particular attention to issues of judicial independence and accountability. What are some of the key challenges to judicial independence? Is elections one of them? Why or why not? [note: you might also find it useful to consider who judges need independence from — the public? other government officials? executives?]
Length: 3-4 pgs
Additional reading suggestions:
AGAINST judicial elections:
Why Judicial Elections are a Bad Thing, Jamelle Bouie, The Nation
The Politics of Judicial Elections, 2019-2020 (Brennan Center for Justice)
FOR judicial elections:
Why We Should Keep Judicial Elections, Chris Bonneau, Washington Post
The Controversy Over Electing Judges, Melinda Gann-Hall, Justice Systems Journal
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