Beyond merit selection.(federal and state judges)

Fordham Urban Law Journal | February 1, 2002| | Copyright

The foundation for an independent federal judiciary is embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution vests the judicial power of the United States in the Supreme and inferior courts. (1) Federal judges are appointed by the executive subject to Senate confirmation. (2) They serve terms limited only by "good behavior" (3) and receive salaries that cannot be "diminished during their continuance in office." (4) Authority, selection, tenure and compensation are thus the bellwethers for assessing judicial independence.

State judiciaries are varied in terms of ...

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