Assignment 1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
- Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.
- Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.
- Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
- Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Justify the response.
- Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
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Assignment 1: The State Judicial Selection Process |
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Criteria |
 Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
 Fair 70-79% C |
 Proficient 80-89% B |
 Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Did not submit or incompletely included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. |
Insufficiently discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Insufficiently included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. |
Partially discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Partially included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. |
Satisfactorily discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Satisfactorily included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. |
Thoroughly discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Thoroughly included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. |
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2. Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely chose a second state, and did not submit or incompletely described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. |
Insufficiently chose a second state, and insufficiently described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. |
Partially chose a second state, and partially described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. |
Satisfactorily chose a second state, and satisfactorily described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. |
Thoroughly chose a second state, and thoroughly described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. |
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3. Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, did not submit or incompletely identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. |
Insufficiently compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, insufficiently identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. |
Partially compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, partially identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. |
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, satisfactorily identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. |
Thoroughly compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, thoroughly identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. |
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4. Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Justify the response. Weight: 20% |
Did not submit or incompletely justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Did not submit or incompletely justified the response. |
Insufficiently justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified the response. |
Partially justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified the response. |
Satisfactorily justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Satisfactorily justified the response. |
Thoroughly justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Thoroughly justified the response. |
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5. 3 references Weight: 5% Â |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. |
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present |
7-8 errors present |
5-6 errors present |
3-4 errors present |
0-2 errors present |
