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Term Limits
Resolutions
Resolution Regarding Term Limits
WHEREAS, the American Judges Association is a national organization
of approximately 3,000 federal and state judges of all jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, an independent and career-oriented judiciary is a
fundamental part of Democracy in America; and
WHEREAS, there is a national movement to limit the terms of
government officials, including the judiciary; and
WHEREAS, judicial term limits will discourage competent attorneys
from entering the judiciary as a career; and
WHEREAS, rural outlying areas will suffer as the number of
qualified candidates for the judiciary will be reduced in the event of
judicial term limits; and
WHEREAS, the judiciary as a whole would have less tenure and
experience, and the quality of opinions and the administration of justice
will be reduced in the event of judicial term limits; and
WHEREAS, the tenure of judges is adequately determined under
existing law which provides appropriate remedies in the event of
misconduct; and
WHEREAS, judicial term limits would tend to discourage qualified
attorneys from giving up their law practices for limited judicial tenure.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the American Judges
Association, is opposed to automatic judicial term limits because it
precludes a professional, independent judiciary and is contrary to the
best interest of the public.
This resolution was duly adopted by the Executive Committee of the
American Judges Association on August 8, 1996 and has been accepted into
the Resolution of the General Assembly of AJA.
AJA Resolutions Committee
Hon. Ira J. Raab, Chair
Hon. Betram J. Gaynor, Vice Chair
Hon. George Greig
Hon. Leslie G. Johnson
So ordered: Martin E. Kravarik, President
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