Article Review
Steven Anders
Criminal Justice 500
November 30, 2014
Honorable Scott W. Naus Instructor
Abstract
Judges are the most prestigious members of the court system, but they are faced with challenges that reflect upon there ethics, and faithfulness to the people they serve. Often judges make careless misstates and forget that they are appointed or voted in by the public. Therefore some judges have been removed from the bench due to their behavior that includes, sexual allegations, taking cash, making racist and sexist comments, and lying to a grand jury just to name a few. Voters elect some judges, governors or the president of the United States appoints some and others are appointed through a merit selection.
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Many issues may arrive because of this and create problems within the courts. According to Skaggs (2010) “A recent study of the Texas Supreme Court, found that the more money a petitioner contributed to the justices, the more likely it was that the court would accept a petition for review”. Contributions may show that a judge is in favor of the individual that may give the most money to there campaign which may give true insight on what kind of judge they will be in the future. In the past some judges have abused their office because of the lust of their flesh and the pride of life. Many have given over to the power and prestige of the office instead of walking in humility of the office of judge.
The article Are Campaign Contributions Compromising The Independent Judiciary also gives verification that there are issues within our current system today. According to Jefferson “People doubt that a judge who have received campaign contributions from a lawyer will remain neutral when deciding the donor’s case”(Jefferson, 2010). People may not really care about the reputation of a judge but rather look at how much money that particular judge have spent on there campaign. This type of actions by canadates has affected the public views by decreasing the public confidence in America’s courts. By adopting a system where judges are seeking a judges seat would eliminate much of the negative response by the people. By focusing on a candidate’s work ethic and
Judicial power is given to the Supreme Court. All nine federal judges are appointed by the President and serve "during good behavior," usually meaning for life. The judges cannot be removed from office except for criminal behavior or malfeasance. This makes them less vulnerable to political pressure and outside influence. The main feature of the independent role for the courts lies in their power to interpret the Constitution. They review the "constitutionality" of laws and executive orders. There are
State court judges are selected in a variety of ways, including being selected by the governor of that State in which they reside or by the state legislature. In some cases, judges are able to run for election if they want to be a judge.
Electing judges contradict the impartial and independent nature of the judicial system. Judges are not politicians. It is
When you think of the word judicial, justice comes to mind. Justice collates with fairness and logic, but unfortunately some details keep the Judicial branch from being just that. The judicial branch consists of the courts system and the disputing of the law. The head of respective court systems are judges, and these judges are to carry out hearings with constitutional fairness. Ironically, these judges are often not elected into their positions on that same principal of fairness. In Texas, we hold partisan elections to choose our judges. These are general elections where candidates nominated have their respective party labels appear on the ballot. Often times judges are elected off nothing more than party affiliation
Consequently, if the public’s perception is that a judge can be “bought” through campaign funding or individual contributions, that perception will erode the public’s confidence in the integrity of that particular judge, the court in which he/she serves, and will ultimately undermine our three-branch system of justice.
First to Fight by Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak is where the history, reputation, and truth about the United States Marine Corps meet. Within this 252-page book you will find a combination of historical fact, interesting background, and personal recollection from one of the men who helped shape what the Marines are today. The book is organized in seven different sections, each explaining a different facet of the Marine Corps. The first section explains in detail the struggle of the Marine Corps to survive as an entity over its long history. General Krulak explains how the Marine Corps had to fight for its current status as an equal organization with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Even a series of Presidents were among those who tried
Being able to elect judges to the bench provides judges to be more accessible to its citizens. This also allows for citizens to vote for a judge who share their own political and philosophical views (Souders, 2006), which can be beneficial to them. Partisan and non-partisan elections highly favour judicial accountability. Judicial accountability is where judges are held accountable for their decisions and actions, while also being accountable to its citizens both on and off the bench. According to Souders, “making judges directly accountable to the people allows the electorate to define the limits of acceptable judicial conduct, and promotes discussion about evolving standards of judicial conduct” (Souders, 2006). Accountability then creates a more democratic judicial system. This democratic judicial system allows for citizens to directly vote for the removal of a judge, and for a judge to be voted onto the bench based on a majoritarian vote (Souders, 2006). Both partisan and non-partisan judicial elections are beneficial to democracy, by promoting a more participatory democracy, meaning citizens participate in political decisions and policies directly. Unfortunately, a more participatory democracy impacts judicial voting pattern. Judges at the State Supreme Court level are a complete separate entity from all other levels of government in the United States due to the fact that they are elected into judicial position, but they are not independent from the citizens the court serves (Souders,
Research has stated that even though judges may reflect the values of current society and that some are educated or have the prior knowledge of current issues and trends, it is that judges can be somewhat distanced from the concerns of ordinary people, but this is also stated as a criticism of their
In a profession such as Radiologic Technologists, we perform many duties and there are several time when we decline to use radiopaque markers as a result we have to face the consequences of neglecting to give a proper patient care. The article written by the Enfinger (2015) and his purpose of writing the article is to discuss “the importance of radiopaque markers in digital x-ray.” Enfinger state that a radiographers have been taught from a very beginning of their learning stage to use radiopaque markers in a digital x-ray image. X-ray markers are used on radiographic images to determine the patient’s
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that permanently affects an individual’s ability to move such as body movement, muscle control and contraction, this can be caused by a combination of abnormal development or damage to parts of the brain that control movement, balance and posture. (2) Cerebral palsy is the most common movement disorder in children and premature birth is one of the many risk factors associated with the condition. This critical review examines an article that links Magnesium sulfate in lowering the chances of diagnosing cerebral palsy in infants. (1) The article, “A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Magnesium Sulfate for the Prevention of Cerebral palsy” is written by
The assignment to read the article from the January 31,200, Richmond Times Dispatch, Carrico Ending 42 years on High Court allowed me to examine how far respect, courteous and professionalism will take you in life. Part two of the assignment for this present week required me to identify some ethical advantages and disadvantages of an appointed vs. elected judiciary. I was able to infer that appointed judges are more likely to be unbiased and impartial in their duties to the court and to the citizens they serve. Part three of the assignment for this week allowed me to become educated on the ethical advantages of having a mandatory judicial retirement age due to declining health and an increased lifespan of Americans. In order to understand why
According to Dr. Hoppin, what does it take to do a good review of an original scientific article (6 points)?
The title was ambiguous as many key terms e.g.; clinical governance, PA, interactional and procedural fairness were identified as possible phenomena’s of interest and no targeted population were identified. Despite a vague title, the abstract was clear in stating the purpose of the article which was to explore the conduct of PA and how perceived injustices impact the PA’s effectiveness. The methodology was also described; including sample size, research design and data collection
Defendant firms, however, do not receive any benefits when the case is actually presented in front of a judge or a jury at a federal district court. I document that political contributions of defendant firms do not influence a lawsuit verdict. Thus, political contributions are not associated with a case being terminated in favor of a plaintiff or a defendant. Similarly, the assignment of monetary penalties and their size are not affected by firms’ connections to politicians. Therefore, I conclude that the networks of connected politicians do not provide defendant firms with direct access to federal district court judges and do not affect their decision making. Overall, I conclude that political connections do not provide defendant firms with all benefits predicted by the theory ().
This critical analysis is about an article that argues whether drugs should be legalized or not. It was published in The Observer, on Sunday the 6th of September 2009 and it is entitled "Latin America's backlash against US war on drugs" by Ed Vulliamy in Tijuana, Rory Carroll in Caracas, Annie Kelly in Buenos Aires and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro. It is a lengthy article, written in a Sunday newspaper for a well-educated and informed audience. It is evident that the reporter has researched the subject well, for example he starts the article with and