Sentence examples for judicial qualifications from inspiring English sources

While each party talks about judicial qualifications, each also keeps a political watch on its base.

The system would include screening of candidates' judicial qualifications, which supporters call "merit selection".

Other fights (like Thomas's) have centered on the lack of judicial qualifications, as was the case with Clement Haynsworth, whom Nixon named to replace Fortas on the court.

"I am sure the home secretary will have noted that Prof Jay will be the first chair of the inquiry without legal or judicial qualifications.

In his opinion on Wednesday, Justice Scalia commented that a primary system "leaves judicial selection to voters uninformed about judicial qualifications and places a high premium upon the ability to raise money".

Critics have linked these problems to a judiciary that is, for the most part, hand-picked by political leaders on the basis of service to the party rather than judicial qualifications.

He said that he was all for a close examination of the nominee, but that scrutiny must focus on her judicial philosophy, qualifications and record, not her ethnicity or sex.

If President Bush goes ahead with the plan, it would end a practice dating to the mid-1950's, when the bar association began reviewing the professional qualifications of judicial candidates in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

According to the Alliance for Justice, committee Republicans have held over votes on every one of President Obama's judicial nominees, regardless of qualification, in an effort to delay filling vacant judgeships.

Defenders argue that voters should choose among judicial candidates based only on "qualifications".

Asked what his wife, Elba, knew about the qualifications of the judicial candidates, Assemblyman Ortiz responded, "zero".