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Years of Poland in the EU - assessment of pros and cons [1199]
if German politicians appoint new judges is it not a violation of separation of powers??
The Bundespräsident is just embellishment.....only need for the presentation at the very end....he has no powers whatsoever!
The judges are elected by a Committee for the Election of Judges. The ministers of the federal states (Länder) responsible for the administrative courts and an equal number of members appointed by the Bundestag sit on this committee.
The Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection chairs the Committee for the Election of Judges. He and all members of the election committee are entitled to propose candidates. The consultative council for judicial appointments of the Federal Administrative Court issues a written opinion about each proposed new member. The Committee for the Election of Judges is not required to accept this vote. It elects the candidates it deems suitable by simple majority.bverwg.de/en/das-gericht/organisation/richter-und-senate
It's a long process with alot of people from all parties involved, surely not one lone party and it's leader....
you'd expect judge dynasties? no? we have some of those, too
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if judges act as politicians
I have a problem with that too....in Germany we have right now some dispute about one of our judges having been abit to "friendly" with Merkel....
Such things have to be watched....but it's nonsense to forbid a judge a political opinion in the first place....also I have a feeling that a political opinion fitting and supportive of PiS would be more likely accepted as if he would show sympathy to the opposition!
Still...there are worlds between having an opinion and acting as a politician....
