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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
I personally like the concept of at least one branch of government being apolitical. I would rather find a better way to do that than to make the courts even more political.
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How about something crazy, like the courts do the nominations? There could be standing committees that are responsible for finding and confirming talent in their respective courts, and then they work cooperatively to make the nominations to the Supreme Court? Kind of like a head hunting firm within the system to find the best talent available in the system. Representation of 13 on each committee (12 jurors and a judge/arbiter).
So for the District court the 94 districts would nominate a representative, and the committee would be made up randomly, or by formula, of those nominees to make appropriate nominations based on expertise, experience, and ability to serve. The Appellate court would each have a representative and rotate the arbiter role, through a yearly or random schedule. They would be responsible for the nominations in their court.
For Supreme Court nominations, the Districts could then nominate one individual, the Appellate court would then winnow that list down to four, and then that list submitted to the Senate for vetting and confirmation. The best candidates with actual skill would get through, and the bull#### of the day is removed from the mix. The Senate's role is just to complete the vote and get the nominee in place.