Timeline for If judges are supposed to be impartial, why are some elected if that risks them having biases towards their constituents?
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| Aug 16, 2022 at 15:02 | comment | added | Joe W | Is a judge who is appointed for political reasons more impartial then a judge elected for political reasons? How many judges are elected on a partisan ballet versus a non partisan ballet? By which I mean that the party is not listed on the ballet. | |
| S Aug 24, 2017 at 5:21 | history | bounty ended | Thunderforge | ||
| S Aug 24, 2017 at 5:21 | history | notice removed | Thunderforge | ||
| Aug 24, 2017 at 5:21 | vote | accept | Thunderforge | ||
| Aug 23, 2017 at 7:24 | comment | added | NoDataDumpNoContribution | "So if judges are supposed to be impartial, why are some elected..." Because there may be no other better method available. What alternative would you propose? | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 8:55 | answer | added | Distic | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 6:11 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPolitics/status/898064844523536384 | ||
| Aug 17, 2017 at 5:12 | comment | added | ohwilleke♦ | @Thunderforge I might if I have time, but wanted to chime in a little to point others in the right direction as well. | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 5:10 | comment | added | Thunderforge | @ohwilleke The bounty is because existing answers do not have enough detail. Would you be willing to expand your answer with sources to back this up? | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 5:08 | comment | added | ohwilleke♦ | In a nutshell, elections were seen as a less corrupt alternative to a corrupt political appointment process, especially during the progressive era. | |
| S Aug 17, 2017 at 4:27 | history | bounty started | Thunderforge | ||
| S Aug 17, 2017 at 4:27 | history | notice added | Thunderforge | Improve details | |
| Aug 17, 2017 at 4:25 | vote | accept | Thunderforge | ||
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| Nov 10, 2016 at 8:22 | comment | added | SJuan76 | Related: youtube.com/watch?v=poL7l-Uk3I8. Of course, the cases shown here are the most "spectacular" and there is no claim that they represent the situation of all of the judges. | |
| Nov 10, 2016 at 2:22 | answer | added | Brythan | timeline score: 10 | |
| Nov 10, 2016 at 2:11 | history | edited | Brythan |
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| Nov 10, 2016 at 1:23 | history | asked | Thunderforge | CC BY-SA 3.0 |