Sentences with phrase «new appointments to the bench»

What do recent trends mean for new appointments to the bench?

This opposition is evident in a manual written in 1962 by S. Tupper Bigelow, a lawyer and magistrate, to serve as a guide for all magistrates, but particularly tailored for new appointments to the bench.

Not exact matches

When Linden met with Hampton, he didn't have to time present his request for the 16 new appointments before he was told by Hampton that the Court would be receiving 27 new judges as a result of the Askov decision, plus eight new judges to replace the new RSJs, for a grand total of 35 judges — representing approximately 15 % of the entire bench.

The process was further hastened by fundamental changes made to the bench in the mid-1990s that saw the retirement of many justices of the peace and the consequent influx of many new appointments.

With so many judges owing their tenure on the New York bench to political connections and opaque methods of appointment, it's a wonder there aren't more subpar performers [New York Post]