Independent Judiciary Law and Legal Definition
An independent judiciary is one not be subject to improper influence from the other branches of government, or from private or partisan interests. Different methods are used to promote judicial independence, through various manners of judicial selection, or choosing judges. One way to promote judicial independence is by granting life tenure or long tenure for judges, which ideally frees them to decide cases free from the influence of political influences and other powerful interests.
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Related Legal Terms
- Acts of Independent Significance
- Adequate and Independent Decision
- Center for Independent Living
- Commodity-Independent Component
- Commodity-Independent Value
- Exercise of Discretion and Independent Judgment
- Family Size of an Independent Student
- Fiscally Independent LEA [Education]
- Independent Account Controller
- Independent Adjuster
