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Judges can be recalled, though it is rare. It recently happened to the California judge who presided over the Brock Turner case over accusations that his senten

by swebs 8y ago

Judges can be recalled, though it is rare. It recently happened to the California judge who presided over the Brock Turner case over accusations that his sentence was not harsh enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner#Repercussions_to_the_judge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner#Repercussions...

TomMckenny 8y ago
Another instance was the removal of 3 California supreme court justices[1], including the first woman, for over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often (although the TV campaign to remove focused only insufficient zeal about the death penalty.) [1]Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, Joseph Grodin
- samstave 8y ago
  >"over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often" Who specifically funded those efforts I wonder...
- mikevp 8y ago
  In the case of Rose Bird, at least, it wasn't "overturning too many death penalty cases", it was policy of a blanket rubber-stamp "overturned" on any and all death penalty cases. She was opposed to the death penalty, and was imposing her opinion on the matter over the law.
  - TomMckenny 8y ago
    That's certainly what the commercials said. But since no actual instance of ignoring the law was ever presented, I'm not sure why calm thinking individuals would solely trust vacuous repetitive hyperbolic TV commercials. And then stretch that to two other Justices. And as we now know the 80's clamor for less and less legal review and more and more executions had pretty bad outcomes[1] [1]https://www.aclu.org/other/dna-testing-and-death-penalty https://www.aclu.org/other/dna-testing-and-death-penalty
mehrdadn 8y ago
>> Some judges have appointments for life, and those that aren't often aren't recalled. > Judges can be recalled, though it is rare. I believe that's exactly what the parent was trying to point out...
- pc86 8y ago
  A judge who is capable of being recalled by the public is certainly more accountable than a social worker who can't be. That is the point.

by swebs 8y ago

TomMckenny 8y ago

Another instance was the removal of 3 California supreme court justices[1], including the first woman, for over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often (although the TV campaign to remove focused only insufficient zeal about the death penalty.) [1]Rose Bird, Cruz Reynoso, Joseph Grodin

samstave 8y ago
>"over turning too many death penalties and ruling against insurance companies too often" Who specifically funded those efforts I wonder...
mikevp 8y ago
In the case of Rose Bird, at least, it wasn't "overturning too many death penalty cases", it was policy of a blanket rubber-stamp "overturned" on any and all death penalty cases. She was opposed to the death penalty, and was imposing her opinion on the matter over the law.
- TomMckenny 8y ago
  That's certainly what the commercials said. But since no actual instance of ignoring the law was ever presented, I'm not sure why calm thinking individuals would solely trust vacuous repetitive hyperbolic TV commercials. And then stretch that to two other Justices. And as we now know the 80's clamor for less and less legal review and more and more executions had pretty bad outcomes[1] [1]https://www.aclu.org/other/dna-testing-and-death-penalty https://www.aclu.org/other/dna-testing-and-death-penalty

mehrdadn 8y ago

>> Some judges have appointments for life, and those that aren't often aren't recalled. > Judges can be recalled, though it is rare. I believe that's exactly what the parent was trying to point out...

pc86 8y ago
A judge who is capable of being recalled by the public is certainly more accountable than a social worker who can't be. That is the point.