How Judges are appointed in Canada:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/choos...anada-1.866668
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It's no easy feat becoming a judge in Canada. While you don't have to campaign and get elected like you would for many judicial posts in the United States, you do have to persuade a committee to put your name forward for consideration.
Judges are appointed either federally or provincially, depending on the level of court. The process — no matter what the court — is similar across the country.
However, the process of making appointments to the bench has sometimes been seen as an opportunity to hand out plum jobs to political friends. In the fall of 2005, a parliamentary subcommittee looked into allegations of rampant partisanship in the appointment of judges below the level of the Supreme Court. And in April 2010, Quebec Premier Jean Charest ordered a public inquiry after his former justice minister alleged he was pressured to name certain judges to the bench based on the recommendations of major Liberal Party fundraisers.
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