Independent Judicial Branch

"Apparently a great many people have forgotten that the framers of our Constitution went to such great effort to create an independent judicial branch that would not be subject to retaliation by either the executive branch or the legislative branch because of some decision made by those judges."said by Sandra Day O'Connor, former associate justice of the supreme court. The judicial branch translates the importance of laws, applies laws to induvial cases, and chooses if laws disregard the constitution. This legal branch is involved the supreme court and other government courts. Even though people argue that the judicial branch has too much power, the Supreme Court should still have the ability to declare laws passed by congress unconstitutional
Judicial review is the power they have to see if the laws and actions of the government are constitutional. If they decide that it is "null and void" then the law may not be enforced. In 1803, during the last weeks of john Adams presidency he appointed eight-two federalist people to office know has the "midnight judges". Thomas Jefferson soon became president and not all the appointees got the right papers which means couldn't take the job. Then ordered his secretary of state, John Madison, not to give the appointed judges there papers.William Marbury one od the appointees took it to supreme court because of the judiciary act of 1789 said he had the right to.They ruled or the opinion of the court was that he did have the right to his job but the judiciary act was unconstitutional.Part of the judiciary act that was passed by congress was ruled unconstitutional. By ruling part of the laws passed by congress unconstitutional the supreme court assumed he power of the judicial review. This famous case was known has Marbury v. Madison.The supreme court has acquired the judicial review and should keep the powers to make sure the laws are
They are appointed by the president and gets to serve for life. People would want to chose who there own supreme court justices are. In addition, they can serve there whole life for unlimited years meaning they potitionaly could become lazy in there duties and corrupt. On the other hand, when they are appointed judges it goes thought congress to make sure the person is politicly right for the job. If they do not do a fair job with good behavior they can be impeached and hold accountable for there actions. Finally they will have more wisdom and experience with being a judge because they are running for life. The judicial branch lays a major part of our national government, security and rights of our