Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 8, 2018
Judicial Laterals
Just as some judges are promoted within a judicial system, a judge will sometimes move from being a judge in one judicial system to being a judge in another.
Jonathan R. Nash
Robert Howell Hall Professor of Law
Emory University School of Law
Professor Nash specializes in the study of courts and judges, federal courts and federal jurisdiction, legislation and regulation, and environmental law. Follow him on twitter at @JonathanRNash
Just as some judges are promoted within a judicial system, a judge will sometimes move from being a judge in one judicial system to being a judge in another. Several factors support the prevailing wisdom that judges will lateral (if they have the opportunity) from a state judicial system to the federal Article III judiciary. Article III judges enjoy life tenure, pay that generally exceeds that of state judges, assurance that their compensation will not be reduced, and...
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