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密歇根新闻广播 我们希望能自己选举法官而不是直接任命

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There’s always a debate as to whether judges should be appointed or elected. The one thing everyone agrees on, at least in theory, is that judges should be nonpartisan.

Michigan has an odd hybrid2 system that manages to ensure that all these things are both true and false -- especially as far as the State Supreme3 Court is concerned.

On paper, the justices are nonpartisan. But in fact, most are placed on the ballot4 by one of the two major parties, whose members have a pretty good idea how that justice is likely to rule.

And most Michigan Supreme Court justices tend to be appointed before being elected. That’s currently the case with five of the seven sitting justices. Nor is this an accident.

In today’s highly partisan1 world, justices often resign before their term is up, at least partly to allow the governor of their choice to appoint their replacement5.

Here’s why that’s important. On Wednesday, Justice Robert Young, who had been chief justice until the start of this year, announced he was resigning at the end of next month.

Justices are elected to eight-year terms, and Young’s latest term didn’t expire till the end of next year. Young is a Republican, and if he completed his term and didn’t run again, it would have meant an open seat with no incumbent6 in what could be a good year for the Democrats8.

Now, however, Governor Rick Snyder will be able to name a replacement who, you can bet, will be a Republican. That justice will have to run for reelection next year – but not only will they have a year and half to establish a reputation, they will be listed on the ballot as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Their opponent will just be a name.

And we are conditioned from commercials to think the name brand is always better than Brand X. That’s why state Supreme Court justices very seldom lose.

There are a couple other peculiarities9 regarding the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Young is leaving at least partly to make money. Supreme Court justices are paid a little less than $165,000 a year, which is less than many young lawyers make.

They haven’t had a raise in fifteen years. We also have age discrimination. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren clearly has a sharp legal mind; she was a professor at Harvard Law School. She could be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

But she couldn’t run for the Michigan Supreme Court in 2020 because she’ll be 70 – and this state doesn’t allow anyone to be elected a judge after that date.

When Justice Young’s successor is chosen, it will mean a majority of the seven justices will have been first put there by Rick Snyder. The governor’s choices have generally been praised as jurists of integrity. But is having one politician pick judges the best way to do this?

Five years ago, Former Michigan Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly, a Democrat7, a Republican Federal Appeals Judge and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor presided over a blue-ribbon task force which came up with a system to give any governor a choice of the best possible legal minds when vacancies10 occur.

Unfortunately, the politicians have shown no interest in giving that idea a chance.


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1 partisan w4ZzY     
adj.党派性的;游击队的;n.游击队员;党徒
参考例句:
  • In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中,他们忘掉一切党派之争。
  • The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
2 hybrid pcBzu     
n.(动,植)杂种,混合物
参考例句:
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
参考例句:
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 ballot jujzB     
n.(不记名)投票,投票总数,投票权;vi.投票
参考例句:
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
5 replacement UVxxM     
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
参考例句:
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
6 incumbent wbmzy     
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
参考例句:
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
7 democrat Xmkzf     
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员
参考例句:
  • The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
  • About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后,他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
8 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 peculiarities 84444218acb57e9321fbad3dc6b368be     
n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪
参考例句:
  • the cultural peculiarities of the English 英国人的文化特点
  • He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another. 他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
10 vacancies f4145c86ca60004968b7b2900161d03e     
n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 );空虚;空白;空缺
参考例句:
  • job vacancies 职位空缺
  • The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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