Keywords
Judges, Judicial Appointment, Judicial Selection, Nomination, Nominating, Nominating Committee, judicial performance, commission
Abstract
This article discusses judicial appointment and judicial independence in Colorado. The article argues that in Colorado, the independence of the judiciary needs to be protected, perhaps more than at any other time in the state’s history. While public accountability is important, it is achieved through the executive and legislative branches of the government. The courts function best if judges are free to decide each case without regard to how the general public might put a thumb on the scales of justice. To the degree that judicial performance commissions can protect judicial independence, while providing voters in retention elections with sufficient information to make a decision about whether a particular judge should be retained, Colorado’s model is one that can prove helpful to other states.
Recommended Citation
Jean E. Dubofsky,
JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW: A BALANCE BETWEEN JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY,
34 Fordham Urb. L.J. 315
(2007).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol34/iss1/5