Judge Selection Process

State and federal courts are the main courts in the United States which are developed under the constitution of United States. Federal courts are of two types, Article I and III. In article III kind of courts, the judges can listen to any kind of a case and the judges are nominated by the head of states after confirmation by the Congress (Owens et al., 2014). They include the Supreme Court, federal trial courts, and appellate courts. Article I are formed by the Congress for the administration of the laws written by the Congress. Such courts include tax courts, certain military courts and bankruptcy courts and the judges are appointed by congress.

State judges are selected in different ways in every state. The selection can be done either by appointment by the governor, merit selection, Non-partisan elections and the partisan elections. Judges selected through the appointment criteria are almost similar to the judges selected under the merit selection criteria (Owens et al., 2014). The legislature is involved in selecting a judge to represent them through the appointment of the best person. The legislature can also check the performance outcomes of a judge through a committee and decide the best performer to be the judge. For example, a governor can appoint a judge while the legislature can vet to identify the best judge.

The nominee is vetted by the white house including the background checks. The employment background, drafted opinions, financial situation and the liabilities are cross-checked by the judiciary. The nominee is also done a background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the senatorial Judiciary appointees (Mason & Stephenson, 2015). Once the nominations are presented to the judiciary, the leader of the majority in the Senate conducts a voting session and the nominee is appointed for confirmation and this is the most persuasive process of judge selection process. The president now signs the confirmation of the nominee to be a judge. This is done to ensure that the person chosen to represent the court system is truthful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Mason, A. T., & Stephenson, G. (2015). American constitutional law: introductory essays and selected cases. Routledge.

Owens, R. J., Walters, D. E., Black, R. C., & Madonna, A. J. (2014). Ideology, Qualifications, and Covert Senate Obstruction of Federal Court Nominations.