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Aren't judges elected ?

If they are, having their hit track record fully publicly available would help. Not in detail of course, but aggregated by crime type for example.

It will be prone to abuse. But any system/solution will be. The trick is to find the one that is the least affected. Or when it is abused, doesn't come with huge side effects.



Some are elected by the great unwashed masses and some others are appointed. You must examine the rules for the particular judgeship to know.


Federal judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. They serve for life unless they are impeached.


Not all judges, in particular Federal judges are all appointed.


Some state and local judges are elected.

The Federal Judiciary is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.




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