Sentences with phrase «because judicial independence»

That case is completely upended if de novo review is always applied by every court because judicial independence mandates such independence.

Not exact matches

Judicial nominations are important to Conservative and Independence parties because they allow minor parties to rake in a lot of money from fundraisers in the legal community.

Because of how the principle of judicial independence is interpreted by courts, the original trial judge in this case could not be asked why it had taken 9 months to reach a verdict, and could not be questioned whether the delay was due to the complexity of the case, the judge's workload, or other personal reasons, such as illness.

But because of the blurred line between law, policy and morality, the centrality of judicial independence, and the unique ability of judges to speak to certain moral and political issues, we must not label every obiter comment by a judge as misconduct.

«No other nation in the world [has an elected judiciary],» she said at a conference on judicial independence at Fordham Law School, «because they realize you're not going to get fair and impartial judges that way.»

He says that it is harsh for a one - off incident, but he adds that some official response is important because it's not just about punishing one judge but about «making clear to the legal profession and society more broadly about why this is inappropriate and why judicial independence is important going both ways.