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Judicial Recruitment and Promotion: Responses to Professors Ramseyer and Repeta

Author: Shin-ichi Nishikawa (Meiji University)

  • Judicial Recruitment and Promotion: Responses to Professors Ramseyer and Repeta

    Symposium

    Judicial Recruitment and Promotion: Responses to Professors Ramseyer and Repeta

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Abstract

In this Article, the author comments on the issues addressed by law professors J. Mark Ramseyer and Lawrence Repeta about the appointment of judges in the Japanese Supreme Court. He stresses the difficulty in measuring the productivity of judges as a basis for judicial appointment. He outlines the significant role of the Advisory Committee for Appointing Justices of the Supreme Court in providing a list of judicial candidates.

Keywords: Japan. Daishin'in, Judicial selection, Japan. Supreme Court

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Published on
2011-01-01