judicial appointments
Naming new judges
Judicial appointments are the selections of judges for courts, typically made by executives such as presidents or governors.
In systems requiring confirmation, appointments involve nomination followed by legislative approval: The president's judicial appointments reshaped the federal bench.
The term often appears in political contexts where the ideological leanings of appointees matter: Judicial appointments became a major campaign issue.
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- benchShared seating surface
- supreme courtApex of judicial hierarchy
- merit-based selectionChoosing by demonstrated ability
- tenureProtected employment status
appellate court · circuit court · federal bench · constitution · legal expertise · judiciary · confirmation hearings · separation of powers · nominee · checks and balances · partisan politics · statute · rule of law · judiciary committee · rubber stamp · professional ethics · impeachment · robes
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, governor, lieutenant governor
- checks and balanceschecks and balances, separation of powers, veto power, impeachment, congressional oversight
- court administrationclerks, court clerks, docket, dockets, docketing
- government documentswhite paper, laws, federal records, gazette, constitutions
- gubernatorial powersveto power, executive orders, clemency, pardons, pardon power
- judicial reformcourt reform, justice reform, legal reform, court procedure, court systems
judicial appointmentsdemocratic elections
Voting by the populace
ballot initiatives · direct election · direct democracy · public voting · recall elections
judicial appointmentscabinet appointments
Executive branch leadership selections
parliamentary elections · parliamentary seats · elected representatives · political appointments