Ch. 5 Judicial Selection

Question 1

Judicial appointment of both the provincial & federal levels are called

Answer 1

executive appointment

Question 2

Confirmation Hearing

Answer 2

A meeting of elected representatives who review & then vote on whether a candidate nominated by the executive branch should be approved to fill a vacancy

Question 3

Judicial Independence

Answer 3

The institutional relationship between the judiciary (collectively & as individual judges) & external actors, primarly in the executive & legislative branches. It is commonly held to entail security of tenure for judges, financial security, and some measure of administrative autonomy (docket control). It is protected in Canada by a host of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provision

Question 4

Judicial Accountability

Answer 4

The principle that judges should be accountable for their actions, both on & off the bench, which exist in tension with judicial indepence. This may include eaker forms of accountability, such as the need for transparency in rulings, or stronger forms of direct response to the public, other judges or non-judicial branches of government.

Question 5

Why Candiate “a” is chosen for the bench (4)

Answer 5

1) Competence/Merit
2) Patronage
3) Ideology
4) Group Representation

Question 6

Elaborate Group Representation (2)

Answer 6

1) Descriptive Representation

2) Substantive Representation

Question 7

Elaborate Descriptive representation

Answer 7

A sitution where citizens see some who “looks like them” on the court. This is often used to describe one potential benefit of having women or minorities elected to legislatures or appointed to court.

Question 8

Eloborate Substantive Representation

Answer 8

Representation of groups through the approach taken to issues or policies pursued by office holder. ex) The idea that females judges would approach issues differently & bring different influences to their decision-making0 that they would, in effect represent or “act for women”

Question 9

Provincial executives can appoint

Answer 9

All S.92 provincial court judges

Question 10

Federal executives can appoint

Answer 10

All S.101 fedeal judges

All S.96 Provincial superior court judge

Question 11

Ontario Model & Nomination Committee

Answer 11

A committee that examines the application of judicial candiates & puts forward a shortlist of names from which the appointment goverment must choose.

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Question 12

Define a screening committee

Answer 12

A committee that rates judicial candiates and ofrwards the list of candiates, and their ratings, to the appointing government.

Question 13

Define a Nominating Committee:

Answer 13

A committee that examines the applications of judicial candiates and puts forward a short list of names from which the appointing government must choose.

Question 14

Problem of the 1988 Reforms & Recent Changes to the Appointmen Process

Answer 14

1) Patronage

2) Screening - submitting “ best list”

Question 15

Make up of the Judiciary - Criteria of federal courts

Answer 15

1) Gender
2) Race
3) Ethnicity