Merit selection transforms rather than removes politics from judicial selection

Evidence

Whether or not merit selection guarantees accountability, its proponents maintain that it removes politics from judicial selection. In actuality, however, merit selection merely transforms the politics of judicial selection. Lawyers are placed on the selection commission because they “have daily opportunities to observe the character and professional qualifications of their fellow lawyers seeking judicial appointment … and of the judges … seeking reappointment.” — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 439

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 439
• XREF: connects to: Merit selection originated in Missouri in 1940 as a Progressive reform. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 409; Presidents must balance confirmability against ideological purity when choosing nominees; No judicial selection system can eliminate ideological influence. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 369 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Merit arguments mask entrenched caste privilege rather than reflecting fair competition #contradicts (0.85) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 74