College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2024-06-04 07:51:22
Major
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Honors Course
CRJU:498- Honors Research in Criminal Justice
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2024
Abstract
The role of judicial officials to release independent decisions remains a vital component to the very existence of the judicial branch. However, due to disagreement over various individual court’s interpretation of their respective state constitution, numerous state legislatures have begun to introduce bills that significantly weaken state judiciaries. Many of these bills have statutes that lower the burden for judicial impeachment, remove jurisdiction over subject matter, change the election system for judicial officials, reduce the resources of the court, and introduce politics into seemingly non-partisan matters. Influenced by the passage of bills that weaponize state legislatures against the courts, this study attempts to discover the reasoning for these bills, the political motivations of the lawmakers that construct these bills, and the correlation between partisanship and the likelihood a legislature proposes bills with the potential to weaken the judiciary.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Licate
First Reader
Dr. Yuhas
Second Reader
Dr. Marcin
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Licate
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Haas, Alec, "The Impact of State Legislative Activity On Judicial Independence" (2024). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1860.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1860