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It had never occurred to me that any developed country would do anything other than this. Are there any that do? A bit of a survey from the Venice Commission,

• mcv 6y ago
  As far as I know, for the lowest level of Dutch judges, it's a matter of having the right education, some non-court experience, an impeccable legal record and approval from a committee. Judges for the Dutch supreme courts (most countries have several) are appointed by a process involving the supreme court itself, as well as parliament and the government. There can occasionally be some politics involved, but not nearly on the scale as in the US.