Partisan considerations have increasingly influenced the selection of
federal judges. Interest groups on the right and the left have insisted
on the appointment of judges who hold compatible views. Presidents and
members of Congress have also increasingly sought appointees who will
decide issues in ways they prefer. Thinking back to judicial
appointments that you have seen within your lifetime, how did you feel
about appointees whose views did not match your own? Did it affect your
view of justice?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
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