Appointed Judges “Objective: Examine the potential impact on judicial independence that results from the election of judges versus the appointment of judges.” While researching Texas appointed judges‚ I discovered that since 1845 when Texas become a state‚ judges were appointed until 1876 when judges were elected “by the people in the partisan elections” according to the website http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=tx. In addition‚ Texas has been electing their judges and
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the parliament‚ which is the “judge-made law”. Is there such thing as a judge-made law? What is a judge-made law? A judge-made law is when a judge applies or extends an established rule to new facts‚ or decides that the particular rule do not take effect on certain situations‚ thus‚ making a change in the law. However‚ when it comes to this‚ it does not mean that the judges have the power to change the law‚ nor make new laws. All these laws “made” by the judges are inferior to the parliament
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You can Judge a Society by how well it treats its Prisoners Tristan Bourne Ms. Stewart 15 January 2015 Prison is for those who fail to abide by the laws that society lays out. Though the individuals fail to comply by the rules of being a member of society‚ they are still the responsibility of the government
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Judge Ballot 8 The central arguments of the debate were over how accountability‚ education‚ socioeconomic status‚ genetics‚ and fast-food played into the topic of if obesity is the personal responsibility of the individual. The argument of accountability was carried through out the debate. The proposition argued that it was self accountability led to personal responsibility in the aspect of consciously deciding on how much to eat‚ the choice of what‚ and where. This argument wasn’t necessarily
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pretend that she in any way enables visitation between Jamie and I. The mother is no stranger to perjury and without Katie it will just be a ‘he said‚ she said’ situation. Katie has never spoken directly to the Court although she did send a letter to Judge Lukemire outlining the vindictive actions that the mother was doing to her. Katie really doesn’t need to say anything; her presence alone will change the mother and Camp’s strategy. The mother signed an affidavit stating that she was legally
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The Rape of Europa to the Judge of Minos In the story Oedipus‚ Levi -Strauss analyses and uses a structuralism approach to find the true meaning of the Greek myths in which he studied. He uses two techniques to find out the meanings‚ the chronological order of the events and the similar motifs that surround the story. In the story of Oedipus Levi-Strauss points out that there is killing of relatives and incest. But‚ he also sees the killing of a monster (a heroic act) which or pairs of opposite
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State Judge Qualifications of becoming a state judge requires integrity‚ morality and honesty above all. To become a state judge‚ they must be appointed or elected into the position. A state elected‚ or appointed judge presides over court proceedings that he or she must rule over‚ making a ruling so that both party’s interest is met and the decision is a fair decision. Other responsibility is whether evidence is admissible or inadmissible‚ instruct the jury of their responsibility and how to proceed
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such thing as judge-made law‚ for the judges do not make the law‚ though they frequently have to apply existing law to circumstances as to which it has not previously been authoritatively laid down that such law is applicable.” Generally‚ the position judges adopted is to interpret the law instead of concerning with the justice of their decisions. In modern tie‚ there is still existence of powerful ideology that denies any creative role to judges. The popular view of the judges is not to give
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Giselle Pineda December 3‚ 2012 English 10 Mrs.Riolo Don’t Judge A Book by Its Cover Never judge a book by its cover; it’s just what helps attract the attention of our tricky eyes. There is ninety-nine percent more to what you see with your human eyes and the rest of your four senses than you think. Do not rely on your senses alone to make decisions or place judgment. The short story‚ “The False Gems” by Guy de Maupassant‚ is about a woman named
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of a life by trial in law; said person is the judge of the court system. A judge safeguards the law and holds the power of a god. Judges have left their mark throughout history by writing it themselves. The Salem Witch Trials are one of the nation’s most notorious cases of mass hysteria. Upwards of 150 people were accused and sent to trial. A judge would hear these trials and then choose life or death for these men and women. Only an effective judge should be placed in such a position where one can
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