Not exact matches
Chair of the Bar Council's Equality & Diversity Committee, Robin Allen QC, said: «It is critical to the public's
confidence in our justice
system that the
judiciary is representative of the communities it serves, whilst drawing on the best talent the legal profession can offer.
These attacks erode
confidence in the
system in general and
in the
judiciary specifically.
Agarwal consistently calls for a more diverse bar and
judiciary, saying it is fundamentally important to increasing public
confidence in the justice
system, especially among visible minority communities.
As Justice Beverley McLachlin stated: «One of the features of all societies sharing a cultural commitment to the rule of law is public
confidence in the justice
system and the
judiciary.»
We agree wholeheartedly with the Committee's finding that Justice Camp's behaviour has undermined public
confidence in the justice
system so deeply that he should be removed from the
judiciary.
«Statements by a judge implying that a litigant is an «idiot» or «stupid» and the rendering of other derisive comments about persons who are before the judge is not conduct that engenders respect for the
judiciary or provides
confidence in the impartiality of the justice
system.
The entire Court
system, it seems, must be alleged to be actually or potentially acting
in bad faith
in order to instill public
confidence in the fairness and independence of the
judiciary.
The courts preserve public
confidence in the justice
system, not egoistically to protect the power of the
judiciary, but as a necessary and key element of maintaining the rule of law.
IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis told WDRB that the type of
system Nemes proposes — which puts merit over a judge's ability to win an election — tends to result
in fewer disciplinary issues and more diversity on the bench as well as increased public trust and
confidence in the
judiciary.
Such public criticism could only have a negative impact on public
confidence in the judicial
system and
in the moral authority and integrity of the
judiciary, and thereby on the independence of the
judiciary in Canada.
Public
confidence in and respect for the
judiciary are essential to an effective judicial
system and, ultimately, to democracy founded on the rule of law.