The Canadian judiciary has shown a reluctance to jail people convicted of the simple possession of marijuana.
He is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary committee to present his case for the abolishment of the death penalty.
In 1884, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives held hearings to discuss the question of giving women the right to vote.
Members of the judiciary are often threatened by those they convict of crimes.
The independence of the judiciary is guaranteed by the Constitution in a number of its provisions.
The fairness of
the judiciary is occasionally called into question by those concerned by the lack of representatives of various minority groups.
Among its many duties, the judiciary interprets the Constitution and gives effect to its provisions, as well as providing the expertise in interpreting the
laws.
The United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch as one of the three separate and distinct branches of the federal government.
The Founding Fathers of the United States of America considered an independent federal judiciary essential to ensure fairness and equal justice for all citizens of our nation.
In the U.S., judicial officers such as Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges are appointed for a life term.
The State of California is composed of multiple judicial districts, whereas Alaska has only a single judicial district.
Felix Frankfurter once observed that judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday, in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.
Judge Irving Kaufman once stated that the judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.
Alexis de Tocqueville once said suggested that scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.
Discussion question: Is it possible for a judiciary which is largely composed of the elite members of society to deliver justice in an entirely unbiased manner?