That's easy! Elected and appointed officials. The judiciary is tied to the political administration and the similarly financed electoral system. When the state administration is corrupt, district attorneys and judges are corrupted. When the federal administration is corrupt, federal judges are corrupted. Not all of them fall into that trap, but in every cycle, some go to the the dark side - and remain in office through the next several cycles. The overall effect, therefore, is a gradual increase in the percentage of corrupt jurists - especially in the supreme courts, where tenure is guaranteed.Instead of focusing on the law, I believe we should try to figure out why the judiciary system is getting more rotten than ever. — javi2541997
An increasing number as elections grow more expensive, kickbacks in the form of gifts and vacations become more blatant, appointees to supreme courts more openly partisan and judges live longer with no mandatory retirement.Then the problem is the corruption of some judges or attorneys, right? — javi2541997
Because his corporate sponsor or political patron wants the bad law implemented or the bad man paroled or the opposition's good initiative stopped.However, judges alone have the authority to interpret and apply the law. Why wouldn't a judge apply good law? — javi2541997
Because his corporate sponsor or political patron wants the bad law implemented. — Vera Mont
There are procedures through the elected representatives. It was difficult and rare to impeach a federal supreme court justice (I expect it's also the case with state legislatures) but it's been done for proven corruption. The present US Supreme Court is spectacularly corrupt. The FBI and state regulating agencies can investigate and find ample evidence, but cannot enforce punishment, even if the cases are tried: an honest judge (still the majority, I believe) may convict, but a politically appointed and corrupt appellate court judge can simply reverse the ruling.There could be a process where the corrupt get summoned to testify in court. But who could be the one who writes the subpoena, and what could be the correct process? — javi2541997
There is one - set by the US Judicial Conference (a body like the College of Physicians) but the problem, again, is enforcement. In a corrupt system, all organs and agencies are corrupted. This is not a local infection; it's full-blown septicemia.This is why I propose a 'code of conduct' for those people and situations. — javi2541997
Not all of the system is already dead. — javi2541997
Some countries are lucky that they can combine both: good laws and honest people. — javi2541997
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