Title
Original Sin and Judicial Independence
Document Type
Article
Comments
The most up-to-date version of this piece can be found in the Duke Law Scholarship
Abstract
The independence of the judiciary is an enduring and defining objective of the legal profession. Law depends on judges to observe and enforce it. To secure such virtuous judges, they must be protected from retaliation by those who disapprove their decisions and prevented from receiving rewards from those who benefit by them. Those having the greatest stake in shielding judges from intimidation or reward are the profession that shares their dependence on public acceptance and respect. And that task of protecting judicial independence stands today at the very top of the agenda of the American legal profession.
Date of Authorship for this Version
March 2008
Recommended Citation
Carrington, Paul D., "Original Sin and Judicial Independence" (2008). Duke Law School Faculty Scholarship Series. Paper 137.
http://lsr.nellco.org/duke_fs/137