Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Sep. 11, 2017
Every judge is free (from what?)
The concept of judicial independence has been in the news a lot lately. But seldom do people ask: Independent from what? And who decides?
Richard A. Schulman
Email: rschulman@hechtsolberg.com
Richard is an attorney in San Diego specializing in land use and municipal law.
The concept of judicial independence has been in the news a lot lately. In Poland, the government is being accused of destroying judicial independence because the Polish Parliament wants to remove and replace all judges, supposedly because too many are leftover communists. In Venezuela, the Supreme Court turned the tables, nullifying all laws passed by their Congress and taking over lawmaking functions. Everyone seems to agree that judicial independence is a good thin...
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