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Post by dragonbait on Aug 27, 2024 8:33:18 GMT -5
Should we really be appointing people for life on our courts, for example Judge Pauline Newman is 97 years old.
For more than a year now, Judge Newman has been embroiled in a dispute with her fellow D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, who are persistently urging her to step down.
She is contesting a decision that prohibits her from hearing cases.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 27, 2024 8:37:44 GMT -5
Should we really be appointing people for life on our courts, for example Judge Pauline Newman is 97 years old. For more than a year now, Judge Newman has been embroiled in a dispute with her fellow D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, who are persistently urging her to step down. She is contesting a decision that prohibits her from hearing cases. I The question should be, can she hear? |
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Post by bswiv on Aug 27, 2024 8:56:11 GMT -5
Ticklish issue............
Congress can impeach and the Senate convict.....but is senility something that fits? And if so.....who judges and who defines......
Nothing is perfect in life, therefore, it is quite possible, in fact is almost always the case, that the best we can do has warts and failings. Wisdom comes into the picture here because knowing when the warts and failings we have are fewer than the warts and failings we'd have under a different structure.
Tread lightly with this one for however bad it might be, the dangers of giving politicians even more power over judges may well be far worse.
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Post by meateater on Aug 27, 2024 9:48:27 GMT -5
Should we really be appointing people for life on our courts, for example Judge Pauline Newman is 97 years old. For more than a year now, Judge Newman has been embroiled in a dispute with her fellow D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, who are persistently urging her to step down. She is contesting a decision that prohibits her from hearing cases. I The question should be, can she hear? WHAT. |
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