Judicial Independence
In its second hearing chaired by Edward Madeira, Separation Powers & Judicial Independence Commission, the A.B.A. Commission on Judicial Ind… read more
In its second hearing chaired by Edward Madeira, Separation Powers & Judicial Independence Commission, the A.B.A. Commission on Judicial Independence and Separation of Powers heard testimony from judges, attorneys, law professors and other legal experts concerning the meaning and exercise of judicial independence from the legislative and executive branches. The witnesses testified about various threats to judicial independence, such as reducing the terms of federal judges and allowing legislatures to overturn judicial rulings in some cases. The witness list included Daniel Troy, Wiley, Rein & Fielding Law Firm Partner, Judge John Walker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit New York, Judge Shirley Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, John Domino, American Judicature Society Director of Programs, Robert Katzmann, President of the Governance Institute, Daniel Meador, Former Assistant Attorney General for Carter Administration, and Judge Norma Shapiro, U.S. Di close
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- Earl Britt President Federal Judges Association
- John Domino Director American Judicature Society->Programs
- John Driscoll Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
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Robert W. Kastenmeier Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
- Robert A. Katzmann Visiting Fellow Brookings Institution
- Johnny Killian Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
- Daniel Meador Professor Emeritus University of Virginia->School of Law
- Abner J. Mikva Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
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Theodore "Ted" B. Olson Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
- Andrea Ordin Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
- Norma Shapiro Judge U.S. District Court->Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- David Wagoner Commissioner American Bar Association->Cmsn. on Jud. Indep. and Sep. of Powers
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