Quality of Judicial Performance

What is the Judiciary branch? The Judiciary branch is the third branch which is made up of courts such as the supreme, circuit, the magistrate and municipal. This branch interprets the laws and the state judges are elected by the citizens rather than being appointed. Alexander Hamilton wrote essays to explain and defend the newly drafted constitution, in 1788, prior to its approval. In Federalist No. 78, Hamilton argues that the judiciary would be the least threatening branch of government because it does not control the military or budget of the nation. In other words, it has no power to act on its own or to enforce what it does. The courts make the ruling only within proper lawsuits such as cases and controversies in the United States Constitution. Even if a law is passed by congress that is unconstitutional, the court

The political cartoon analyzes the branches of government using football as a metaphor to show checks and balances that limit the power of the government. Furthermore, checks and balances work for the U.S. government because powers are delegated to each branch and the checks allow for equity among the branches. In the cartoon, the legislative branch and the executive branch are playing against each other while the judicial branch is the referee. In document one, Congress has the power to write laws, but the president can veto the bills that Congress proposes. Thus, the powers balance out the branches’ powers, which keeps them in a tight line of what they are allowed to do. Also, the President appoints judges, but Congress can reject them. They

Merit –compare and contrast the role of judges ,lawyers and lay people within the English courts.

The judge selection process in the USA today differs from one state to the other. Each state has its defined procedures to select and dismiss a judge from service. However, some of the States share the guidelines in choosing judges. Another common thing in the selection process is that all judges serve for a period of time upon which one is supposed to be elected to serve in the judiciary for another term. In this paper, the main focus is the selection process of the judge in Tennessee State. It also evaluates the similarities and differences between Tennessee State selection processes against Texas State.

Proponents of Judicial Elections argue that electing judges at a state level allows the judges to reconnect with the people in a closer way and to be more sensitive towards public opinion. However, the Judiciary system, unlike its other two counterparts, was not created to be a democratic institution. Instead, it was built to examine whether the government or the people are acting in accordance to law. Therefore, I oppose Judicial Elections for several reasons. One, it introduces partisanship to a supposedly impartial system and two, it risks disrupting the initial purpose of the Judiciary System which is to counterbalance the steps taken by the Congress and the Executive branch with the law.

This study is designed to provide the efficiency status of 38 Hamilton County Judges. The study looked at the number of cases disposed, appealed and reversed. The information gathered is from data for the Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Court and Municipal Court. Two of the judges, Patrick Dinkelacker and Timothy Hogan served in two different courts during the three year study period. This report will show the efficiency of all 38 judges as a whole and as individuals.

To guarantee that people hold as much self-governance or self-assurance as is legitimately conceivable, the court makes an assurance of one's capability in an errand particular way. For instance, one can be resolved to be uncouth to execute a will, yet might be esteemed skillful to settle on treatment choices. At whatever point conceivable, endeavors are made to settle inadequacy in this way. Be that as it may, there are statutes that take into account the assurance of general incompetency.8,9 In such cases, people who are in diligent

Since the time of the Framers, the United States has experienced major changes in different significant aspects of the economy such as medicine, technology, politics, and social perceptions of judges. According to their research, the average tenure of a Supreme Court Justice has increased significantly since 1971. In the beginning years of the Supreme Court, Justices stayed on the court for an average of seven years, as time went on the average increased to fourteen years, now Justices are averaging almost twenty years on the court. They also analyzed the average age of Justices when leaving office. Between 1971 and 2006, the average age of a Justice when leaving office was seventy-eight years

United States judge Irving R. Kaufman once said, “The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.” Over the course of the United States, the Supreme Court has decided issues which have a great impact on future generations. The leader of this court needs to have intricate understanding of the United State Constitution and judicial system. By holding many different roles in the judicial process,

Judges on Trial: A Reexamination of Judicial Race and Gender Effects Across Modes of Conviction

Bryant, 502 U.S. 224, 227 (1991). “Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.” Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223, 231 (2009). “In particular, . . . qualified immunity protects law officers from ‘bad guesses in gray areas’ and it ensures that they may be held personally liable only ‘for transgressing bright lines.’” Gomez v. Atkins, 296 F.3d 253, 261 (4th Cir. 2002)(quoting Maciariello v. Summer, 973 F.2d 295, 298 (4th Cir. 1992). Qualified immunity protects public officials for mistakes of law, of fact, or both. See Groh v. Ramirez, 540 U.S. 551, 567 (2004)(Kennedy, J.,

For this criteria I will be producing a written evaluation of the effectiveness of magistrates and juries in the administration of justice in the English legal system.

(Ross, Types of Immunities, 2013). So, you must remember these three types of immunity which are; State Tort Immunity, Absolute Immunity and Qualified Immunity. State tort immunity protected law enforcement officer from liability if sued because of the Eleventh Amendment immunity provision, but be mindful most states have waived state tort immunity. Absolute immunity protected public officials from being sued for official acts without regard to motive. Absolute immunity is considered a form of legal immunity for government officials confers immunity from lawsuit as long as they act within the scope of duties. Qualified Immunity protects government officials from being sued for damages. If the government violated the “clearly established law” which mean a reasonable official in his or her position would have known, the table could be reverse and the government officials could be held to a lawsuit. As, a new law enforcement officer, these circumstances are importance to remember throughout your career. Please continued your training learning about the statues of the law and apply what you learn in your daily

The Judiciary branch has the most power of any of the other three branches. This branch serves as a check on the powers of the other two branches of government. As an interpreter of the law, the judiciary branch waits until a lawsuit is filed in order to proceed through the judicial process. Although all three branches of government are powerful together, the judiciary branch is the most powerful because it is appointed by the president and has the ability to interpret the constitution. Article III of the Constitution of the United States guarantees that every person accused of wrongdoing has the right to a fair trial before a competent judge and a jury of one's peers (The White House).

There are three different ways to select a judge. You have Executive Appointments, Elections, and Merit Selection. Executive Appointments is where the judge is selected by executive appointment or elected by legislature. This form of judicial selection is not used much in the United States. Judicial Election is when the judges’ names are put on a ballot and the county picks the judge. Whichever has the most vote’s wins. In Merit Selection you have to be nominated and sent in to the governor.