The Future of Judicial Selection

Abstract

Chapter 7 then brings the book to conclusion by discussing the future of judicial selection. After summarizing the discussions in the previous six chapters, it notes that the ultimate ambition of a legal culture paradigm is to render judges independent enough to follow the law, adhere to the established legal process, and administer justice, without being so independent as to enable them to disregard those objectives in pursuit of their personal agendas. To that end, the chapter indicates that rather than trying to achieve an impossible consensus, the country should embrace the diversity of approaches that allows states to choose for themselves which selection process best suits their individual historical and other circumstances, whether that be appointive, elective, or something in-between such as a qualified election.