Their dilemma was to accept hand review and risk loss of what they had accomplished thus far, or try to block it in the courts, however ignoble it might seem. This requires a look at judicial responsibility and its integration with politics in a democracy. The Judges It is indisputably recognized in a democracy that kangaroo courts are taboo. Judges are expected to approach all cases with open minds. Established procedures are to be observed.
Evidence is received and meticulously considered.
Briefs are studied and argument heard. Protective presumptions, such as the presumption of innocence in criminal matters, are recognized. No conflict of interest or appearance of one is tolerated. Indeed, a convention of self-recusal is deeply engrained in the judicial culture. The Politicians Nevertheless, the hand of the politician almost always participates in the selection of proposed judges as nominees for the bench.