Sentences with phrase «judicial appointments since»
The government made more than 600 judicial appointments since 2006, including more than 50 since last summer, she said.
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In the past, the Senate deferred to the president's choice of justices, as well as other federal judicial officers, but since the Nixon administration that deference has declined and appointments have been seen as more political, particularly following the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on the appointment of Clarence Thomas.
According to them, «Since the 1992 Constitution came into force, Presidents after Presidents have not acted fully on the advice tendered by the Judicial Council in the appointment of Superior Court judges.»
The Committee has examined the progress made on judicial recruitment and diversity since its 2012 report on Judicial Appoijudicial recruitment and diversity since its 2012 report on Judicial AppoiJudicial Appointments.
A similar survey conducted by The Globe and Mail revealed that only a small handful of judicial appointments by the federal government since 2009 were from equity - seeking communities.
I apologize for my actions to the public I serve, the institution I represent, my judicial colleagues, members of the bar and all persons serving the administration of justice... I will humbly continue to treat all persons that appear before me fairly and impartially as I have done since my appointment to this honourable bench in 1990.»
Despite Superior Court Chief Justice Heather Smith's call for prompt judicial appointments, Ontario is approaching the end of the year with nearly 30 vacancies for federally appointed judges across the province and no new appointments since April.
[10] Since its inception, JAAC «has been recognized as a model of independent, rigorous and objective judicial appointment process.»
Wilson - Raybould pointed to her record of 77 judicial appointments across Canada since taking office.
Since the adoption in 1982 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and political concerns about judicial activism, calls have been made for more transparency and input into these appointments beyond the constitutional minimum.