Elective Judiciary Practice: US Experience
The article analyzes the mechanism of elective judiciary found in US laws and its influence on the country’s judicial system. The author analyzes this mechanism in terms of its impact on the transparency of the judicial system, the independence and accountability of judges. The article reviews opinions of both Russian and US experts on the role of elective judiciary in the improvement of the judicial system. The author notes that this mechanism in various countries is applied or was put into practice to improve the way the judicial personnel performs its duties. At the same time, the author points out that according to Russian and US experts this mechanism, on the contrary, can level the independence of judges. According to the author, risks of introducing this practice in Russia include possible politicization of judges and their growing dependence on sponsors of election campaigns.