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In this week's reading, you learned about the selection process for state and federal judges. Watch the following two videos, containing commentary on these two systems of selection, and answer the following questions:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?72031-1/federal-judge-selection-process (Links to an external site.)
https://www.pbs.org/video/bill-moyers-the-journal-justice-for-sale/ (Links to an external site.)
Of the two different systems for selecting judges (state and federal) which do you believe produces more qualified judges? Why do you think so?
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Running head: SELECTION PROCESS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES
Selection Process for State and Federal Judges
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SELECTION PROCESS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES
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Selection Process for State and Federal Judges
Running for election is a major criterion for recruiting and appointing judges in a
majority of the American courts. In this case, states hold judicial elections where a majority vote
is used to determine the winning judge who now must join the legal bench (Coleman et al.,
1996). Contestants who ar...