Sentences with phrase «judicial selection process»

We have advocated for adequate funding for the judicial system, increased public understanding of the role of the judicial branch and use of a fair and impartial judicial selection process.

Reforms to the Supreme Court judicial selection process were announced this past spring — see April 7, 2005 press release and Proposal to Reform the Supreme Court of Canada Appointments Process.

Adler represented former Assemblyman / Brooklyn Democratic boss Clarence Norman during a sprawling investigation Norman's judicial selection process by brooklyn DA Charles Hynes.

CIJ hopes to enshrine in the state's constitution the existing, de facto judicial selection process.

A Web site sponsored by the American Judicature Society, which has compiled comprehensive information on judicial selection processes in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.

Reforms to the Supreme Court judicial selection process were announced this past spring — see April 7, 2005 press release and Proposal to Reform the Supreme Court of... [more]

The pair later added, «The judicial selection process is not a rubber stamp, and the insinuation that our offices were purposely delaying the process is an indication of the partisanship with which you are pursuing this nomination.»

That, naturally, has led to intense politicization of the judicial selection process.

Too much of the state's election process for judges revolves around raising money, said Dennis R. Hawkins, executive director of the Fund for Modern Courts, a New York City - based group that favors reform of the judicial selection process.

The judicial selection process appeared to be in limbo in the interim, but Republican Governor Bill Haslam has acted to fill the gap, creating a screening panel by executive order.

Opponents of commission - based appointment of judges — also known as the Missouri Plan, for the state in which the judicial selection process originated — have obtained approval from the secretary of state for two identically worded proposed constitutional amendments that would establish contested elections for Missouri's appellate judges.

The judicial selection process appeared to...

As Minnesota's only «out» (publicly presenting) transgender attorney with decades of trial experience, the judicial selection process has proven to be both frustrating and enlightening.

A state's judicial nominating commission is critical to achieving a more diverse bench, and the commission itself must be diverse and conscious of how bias can seep into the judicial selection process.

How can we make the judicial selection process truly fair and oriented toward a greater willingness to actually nominate — and not simply consider — diverse candidates?

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have made more wholesale changes to the judicial selection process was rejected by voters last November.

The bill, like most private members bills, is an attempt to score political points and embarrass the government on a seemingly controversial issue which, when viewed rationally and historically, is entirely unnecessary in Canada — the judicial selection process is rigorous, requires 3 judges from Quebec, and the unilingual justices all are required to undergo training in both official languages.

The recommendation also urges more cooperation between the president and the U.S. Senate in the judicial selection process.

The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be given a greater role in appointing deputy High Court judges, and there will be more lay involvement in the judicial selection process.

Opponents of commission - based appointment of judges — also known as the Missouri Plan, for the state in which the judicial selection process originated — have obtained approval from the secretary of state for two identically worded proposed constitutional amendments that would establish contested elections for Missouri's...

Highlights important actions states have taken since the 1980s to improve their judicial selection processes and discusses issues and innovative practice, as well as the future of judicial selection.

And though the high court's plaintiff - friendly majority this year shrunk from 5 - 2 to 4 - 3, a hushed discussion between two majority justices recently caught by an open microphone suggests that this majority is as partisan as ever and brazenly determined to in uence the judicial selection process as three like - minded colleagues face mandatory retirement in early 2019.

And though the high court's plaintiff - friendly majority this year shrunk from 5 - 2 to 4 - 3, a hushed discussion between two majority justices recently caught by an open microphone suggests that this majority is as partisan as ever and brazenly determined to influence the judicial selection process as three like - minded colleagues face mandatory retirement in early 2019.