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Portland judge says she’s too busy running for reelection to oversee trials (www.oregonlive.com)

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 37 points 5 hours ago

Career judges with a strong oversight board.

With the exception of the US, all other developed countries rely exclusively on them, and, for the most part, have a better justice system.

Comparison between US data show that elected judges will decide cases differently based on distance to the elections (I.e. they will more heavy handed closer to elections). That's not justice, it's bringing mob mentality to the courts.