Essay on Judicial Corruption in the United States

Many people are enraged with the U.S. court system and feel that it does its job based on prejudice, unfair, and despicable standards in which it’s not held accountable for. This inserts a fear of the justice system within the people themselves with the resulting lack of trust created. There are countless cases of injustice that have made their way through the U.S. Court System such as the case of James Richardson was spent 21 years in jail for being accused for the poisoning and deaths of his 7 kids only to be let out later on after the real criminal had confessed to the crimes. Another crime that can be put on display is the case of James Bain who spent 35 years in prison (which is the longest time served by anyone who has been wrongfully convicted) for being wrongfully accused of multiple crimes including rape and was sent to prison for life only to finally be granted the use of DNA evidence review for his case which eventually was the deciding factor that gave him his freedom back. The case of Daryl Burton sickens many people to the core after he served 24 years in prison after being charged with murder. It was later found out that the police who were on Burton’s case pushed the “witnesses” to go against Burton and accuse him of the false crime. There are countless examples that can be used to show the devastating mistakes the court system has made over the years and the seemingly lack of effort to not only get it right the first time but to consider the importance of

A potential judge’s campaign should be founded by the state rather than the public because if there is public founding for their campaigns, there would be a bias towards the donors, judges would be bought before they even come into office, and it is not fair to judge that get less support from donors. Some might say that restricting public funding is a violation of the 1st amendment, but having judicial branch that favors its donors would just be a step back for democracy, leading court cases to be resulting in unfair conclusions.

“I told you he was a gangster judge” said Steve Corbett from Wilk 103.1 Fm. The radio host was referring to Mike Conahan, one of the judges in the Kids for Cash Scandal. Mike Conahan along with Mark Ciavarella are the two corrupt judges charged with money laundering and bribery. The duo sent teens to juvenile for millions of dollars.

The US Court System has failed in many ways to the US citizens. Trying to be hard against any type of crime, The Court system holds in prisons more that 8.8% of the US population ; they have created several laws that proof this point one example is, the 1986 anti-drug abuse act, that instituted a minimum sentence of five years without parole for possession of five grams of crack, or five hundred grams of cocaine. The Tree strikes laws that specified that if you got caught more than three times, all the three sentences that you had before accumulate to one. The average sentence in the US is it three years. Also solitary confinement is a huge problem because it increases instability and violence in inmates; it could be consider as torture in many countries.

Democracy is flawed and the process of judges having to campaign for their seats on the bench extends these flaws. A judiciary cannot be independent and neutral if judges have to deal with campaign fundraising. The role of money in judicial elections is expanding rapidly, $206 million is the amount raised by candidates for state judgeships in the past decade, more than double the $83 million judges raised in the 1990s (Reddick). Super PACs make an appearance with this new role of money. Information given by Super PACs is directed to the masses by filling the public sphere with attack ads and sometimes even false facts, causing these judicial campaigns to be indistinguishable from any other ordinary political campaign. Judges should be distinguishable from executives and legislators due to their need to “be and appear to be” impartial when making decisions (Dodd). This need for judges to be impartial comes from the concept of fundamental fairness called “due process.” (Brown). This equal justice under the law is only possible when we keep our judges insulated from politics and the public.

The court system has been facing several challenges such as discrimination corruption and bribery. The malpractices have led to injustices where the law is not used in a fair manner. As a result, several cases have been reported concerning court system malpractices. The paper discusses news articles about the United System court system.

One of the most widely held philosophies is this is mainly members of the bench taking enticements in exchange for favorable consideration. Yet, the concept of exploitation runs much deeper than just magistrates and justices. These unethical members of the legal amalgamation fundamentally encroach upon the rudimentary norms to impartiality before the courts, but contradict bureaucratic liberties indisputable by the Constitution.

The following case study is from the Chicago Police Department January 2016, which involves corruption within their law enforcement agency. Ben Baker was incarcerated on drug charges; however, after ten long years behind bars justice has finally been served. Baker was falsely accused because he refused to pay a thousand dollar bribe offered by the officers after they attempted to pin a case on him earlier that year. The law enforcement agents involved in the case were heavily involved in corruption in the Chicago public housing facility, stealing narcotics proceeds, charging dealers for protection, and pinning cased on individuals who went against them. Baker served ten out of his fourteen year sentence before their deceptive actions were revealed

Have you ever wondered why the Supreme Court was founded and what does it do? Our forefathers thought about how they wanted this country to be after fighting so hard to gain their independence. So, they created and wrote the United States Constitution, a living masterpiece that was designed to establish a strong government and yet flexible enough keep the “society’s need for order while protecting the individual’s right to freedom”. To ensure this protection by and for the Constitution, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was established as the highest court in America. As the final decision maker, the justices are the guardians and interpreters charged with guaranteeing all the citizens of this great land of ours, the promise of “equal justice under the law.” In fact, word to that effect are above the main doorway into the Supreme Court Building. However, it was not until 1803, that the Supreme Court administered their power of judicial review by overturning laws/legislation that were deemed unconstitutional, stating they had taken an oath to uphold the Constitution (The Court, 2016). The rest is history so to speak.

Over time loopholes have been found, parties have been cheated by miss interpretation and improperly presented evidence. As our years go on the system needs to take certain actions such as adopting new civil laws and procedures in order to seal up all the cracks that the bad guys tend to slip through. Like I said it will never be perfect but it desperately needs to be improved. As you have read there are many things with our system that really need to be fixed and one of the most important things is giving more power and authority back to the judges. Allowing the judicial system to work in a less free spoken and loosely watched environment is going to allow for unlawful outcomes and corners to be cut, therefor if the civil law can be incorporated more often in cases and with the judges than the system can continue to be efficient and adapt to new cases at hand which will give justice and peace to the public in knowing there cases are being handled efficiently and by the

Crime is when somebody breaks the rules or laws and, if they're caught, getting punished to the full extent. The basic foundation of crime has been around forever but as time went by a small leak in the system was created and remains to this day. That leak is the social injustice of wealthy people getting off easier with crime and it is time we start putting firm laws in place to stop this global corruptness. There have been multiple recent accounts of people committing crimes and getting away with it because they are wealthy and although the corruptness of the judicial system is very obvious in modern society people still choose to turn the other cheek. Although there are countless examples of wealthy people getting away with crime i have chosen 3 recent examples to explain and elaborate on.

Points I will cover in this essay are :Summery of the US Judicial System,standard organizational system and issues and challenges that faces each component system. The three component of US justice police, courts and corrections organization and administration work diligently and effortless to deliver the optimal fairness to much extent .How the three component of the US justice system deliver fairness is sometimes questionable. The three parts of the criminal justice system operate together under the rule of law and principal means of maintaining the rule of law within society.

In the Federal and State calendar and dockets, cases have become public record. Many of these public records and databases are a form of directory that includes references to court dockets and calendars case outcomes and information on the case. Justia is a free database for searching federal district court civil cases. Justia coverage spans from cases as far back as January 1, 2004 to the present. This database allows you to browse case filings or conduct a search by name, court, type of lawsuit and date.

There has been more than 25,000 people in the United States accused of corruption in the justice system during the past two years (Dincer and Johnson Para. 1)  The American Justice system was given to us by our brilliant forefathers, but would they be proud of the way it is run today?  They designed it to provide justice for the innocent and punish the guilty (Davidson Para.1). In today’s society that is greatly debated. Many child rapists and murderers get off with no punishment and many innocent individuals have been put behind bars. If everyone were to do the job they were given, the system might run smoother. Unfortunately, things like money and fame come into play with convictions. In the national government, the power is separated three ways. There is the legislative, executive, and the judicial branch (Davidson Para.1). The judicial branch interprets the laws and is in charge of running the courts (Davidson Para.1).The great American legal system is structured to put criminals like murderers and rapists behind bars where they belong and ensures justice and fairness for society, but there are many faults ranging from the plea deal to bribe taking judges.

Judicial reforms should, therefore, be at the centre stage in the fast transforming world in which we live. It is imperative for enhancing the quality of justice that is at the core of human existence and welfare of any society. It is simply the fundamental goal of all societies. This is the reason why the human civilization has been locked in a constant struggle to achieve higher standards of fairness and equity. The endeavour is timeless with societies borrowing