Judicial Tenure and Discipline, 1979-80: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First and Second SessionsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 838 էջ |
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... bench does not conform to the constitutional standard of " good behavior . " As any Member of Congress who has recently returned from his or her district will testify , there has rarely been a time in our Nation's history when the ...
... bench does not conform to the constitutional standard of " good behavior . " As any Member of Congress who has recently returned from his or her district will testify , there has rarely been a time in our Nation's history when the ...
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... bench , with the exception perhaps of those who are most conspicuous at the highest levels , clearly do not believe they have any accountabil- ity whatsoever . Fortunately , the overwhelming majority of our judges are honor- able ...
... bench , with the exception perhaps of those who are most conspicuous at the highest levels , clearly do not believe they have any accountabil- ity whatsoever . Fortunately , the overwhelming majority of our judges are honor- able ...
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... bench . The analogy of impeachment to a heavy piece of artillery , which was made by Lord Bryce , is eminently appropriate . The impeachment procedure is cumbersome and ponderous and is only practical in the most serious and flagrant ...
... bench . The analogy of impeachment to a heavy piece of artillery , which was made by Lord Bryce , is eminently appropriate . The impeachment procedure is cumbersome and ponderous and is only practical in the most serious and flagrant ...
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... bench . The impeachment process does not provide appropriate sanctions . The only sanc- tions allowed by the impeachment process is removal from office . It provides for no midrange solutions such as reprimand or censure . Thus ...
... bench . The impeachment process does not provide appropriate sanctions . The only sanc- tions allowed by the impeachment process is removal from office . It provides for no midrange solutions such as reprimand or censure . Thus ...
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... bench into disrepute . On May 8 , 1979 , the Subcommittees on Improvements in Judicial Machinery and on the Constitution heard testimony from three journalists who initiated a substan- tial effort in investigating the degree of ...
... bench into disrepute . On May 8 , 1979 , the Subcommittees on Improvements in Judicial Machinery and on the Constitution heard testimony from three journalists who initiated a substan- tial effort in investigating the degree of ...
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Էջ 153 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property, and character that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial, and independent as the lot of humanity will admit.
Էջ 17 - Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the Constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.
Էջ 766 - Commission, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing...
Էջ 465 - If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Էջ 790 - Rights and the Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 88th Cong., 2d Sess., 46 (1964). 11 E. g., the "Tombs" riots in New York City in 1970.
Էջ 546 - The standard of good behavior for the continuance in office of the judicial magistracy, is certainly one of the most valuable of the modern improvements in the practice of government. In a monarchy it is an excellent barrier to the despotism of the prince; in a republic it is a no less excellent barrier to the encroachments and oppressions of the representative body. And it is the best expedient which can be devised in any government, to secure a steady, upright, and impartial administration...
Էջ 75 - Each judicial council shall make all necessary orders for the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts within its circuit...
Էջ 553 - Any justice, judge, or magistrate of the United States shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
Էջ 542 - Judges' Commissions be made Quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established ; but upon the Address of both Houses of Parliament it may be lawful to remove them.
Էջ 196 - A lawyer who receives information clearly establishing that: (1) His client has, in the course of the representation, perpetrated a fraud upon a person or tribunal shall promptly call upon his client to rectify the same, and if his client refuses or is unable to do so, he shall reveal the fraud to the affected person or tribunal except when the information is protected as a privileged communication.