Judge Appointments: Getting on the Bench - U.S. Judicial Branch Series | Academy 4 Social Change

Federal judges and Supreme Court justices are nominated by the President and confirmed by a trial in the Senate. State judge appointments vary wildly, but many states use governor appointments, merit selections by committee, partisan elections, or nonpartisan elections to fill position vacancies.

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**Think Further Questions
1. What are some strengths and weaknesses of each of the judicial appointment methods?
2. Which federal appointment criteria do you think is most important? Why?
3. Is it possible or even important for the judiciary to be independent of politics? Why or why not?

**Contents
00:00 - The Problem
00:22 - The Answer
00:45 - Definition: Judge Appointments
01:00 - How It Works
03:02 - So What

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