JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE

• NCJ Number: 15013
• Author(s): G R WINTERS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Sale Source: American Judicature Soc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT FROM SUI JURIS (BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL).

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE OPERATION OF A NON-PARTISAN OF SELECTING JUDGES.

Abstract

JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMITTEES ARE MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LEGAL PROFESSION ALONG WITH THE LEADING LAYMEN OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEN A JUDICIAL VACANCY OCCURS, THE COMMITTEE ACTIVELY SEEKS NAMES OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, WHO WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND INTERVIEWED BY ITS MEMBERS. FIVE NAMES ARE USUALLY SUBMITTED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR EACH VACANT POSITION. THE GOVERNOR MAKES HIS APPOINTMENT FROM THESE FIVE NOMINEES. CRITICS OF SUCH COMMITTEES ARGUE THAT THIS METHOD OF SELECTION ENABLES LAWYERS TO PICK THE JUDGES, TENDS TO NOMINATE WEALTHY AND CONSERVATIVE LAWYERS, AND MERELY TRANSFERS THE POLITICS OF JUDICIAL SELECTION TO THE COMMITTEES.