First watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbqrO8XRRZU
Next, go to this link, then click on the video chapter entitled “Independent Judiciary.” (This runs 3 min, 28 sec.)
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/pages.aspx?name=the-role-of-thecourts&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Then, read the “Introduction and Summary” (pages 1 – 3) of this article:
http://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/CampaignCriminalCash-4.pdf
Many states elect their judges, or require them to run in retention elections.
Federal court judges have a lifetime appointment.
Write a one page report outlining what you have heard and read about judicial selection in the links above.
Which system of judicial appointment do you prefer, election or lifetime appointment, and why?