American Law Review, Volume 8Little, Brown and Company, 1874 - Law |
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TWENTY years ago , in the summer of 1853 , a constitutional convention in
Massachussetts discussed various questions as to the judiciary , - - should
judges be elected by the people , or by the legislature , or continue to be
appointed by the ...
TWENTY years ago , in the summer of 1853 , a constitutional convention in
Massachussetts discussed various questions as to the judiciary , - - should
judges be elected by the people , or by the legislature , or continue to be
appointed by the ...
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The experiments and experience of other states , which have made judges
elective and immediately dependent upon the popular will , have been closely
watched by the people of Massachusetts , and with the observation all temptation
to ...
The experiments and experience of other states , which have made judges
elective and immediately dependent upon the popular will , have been closely
watched by the people of Massachusetts , and with the observation all temptation
to ...
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And at least such a precedent of the thorough trial and deliberate abandonment
of the plan of electing judges by the people will be one of the strongest practical
arguments against that method whereever it may be proposed in states still ...
And at least such a precedent of the thorough trial and deliberate abandonment
of the plan of electing judges by the people will be one of the strongest practical
arguments against that method whereever it may be proposed in states still ...
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When King James I . called before him the twelve judges to reprimand them for
not having obeyed a letter of the Attorney - General , directing a stay of
proceedings in a cause between private parties , which was deemed to affect
indirectly the ...
When King James I . called before him the twelve judges to reprimand them for
not having obeyed a letter of the Attorney - General , directing a stay of
proceedings in a cause between private parties , which was deemed to affect
indirectly the ...
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How well he comprehended the situation became apparent a year later , when
the Declaration of Independence enumerated in its catalogue of grievances that
the king had “ made judges dependent on his will alone for the tenure of their ...
How well he comprehended the situation became apparent a year later , when
the Declaration of Independence enumerated in its catalogue of grievances that
the king had “ made judges dependent on his will alone for the tenure of their ...
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