Samuel Morse: There can be no balance of power when only one person has his hand on the scales of justice.
and destroying the philosophy behind it. Essentially, SB129 reshapes Utah’s process of appointing judges so that the governor may place whomever he pleases on our judicial nominating commissions. By controlling those who choose our judges, the governor will control the courts and threaten our entire system of government by eliminating the separation of powers that balances the scales of justice.
In order to foster public confidence and abide by the ethical responsibilities and obligations of the commissions, the system suggested that members should be balanced politically, demographically and ideologically. Furthermore, this model ensured that judges would not be chosen by a single person. Although I am a straight white male who has never had a family member sentenced to prison by a Utah judge, much the same as Gov. Cox, the prospect that he could dictate a draconian set of conservative values for the judges deciding the fates of Utahns disgusts me. A balance of beliefs is vital when it comes to choosing judges because, without a balance of political and ideological voices on our judicial selection committees, a life-altering political bias will worm its way into our courts.
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