JFBA: Present Conditions and Future Outlook of the System of the Advisory Committee for the Nomination of Lower Court Judges

	News Release


			Present Conditions and Future Outlook of the System of the Advisory Committee for the Nomination of Lower Court Judges

October/1/Vol. 60 No. 10, October 2009, Jiyu to Seigi (Liberty & Justice)

2009Kiyoshi Kimura
A Member of the Tokushima Bar Association

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I. Introduction

II. Evaluation of the Six Years of the Committee System
1. Outline of Examination Results
2. Classifications of Reasons for Inappropriateness
3. Evaluation

III. Problems in the Operation of the Committee System and Future Tasks
1. Further Advancing the Transparency of the System
2. Enhancement of the Independence and Autonomy of the Committee
3. Activation of the Regional Committees
4. Enhancement of the Amount and Quality of Outside Information
5. Introducing Interviews

IV. Present Situation of the JFBA’s Activities and Future Tasks
1. Present Situation of the JFBA’s Activities
2. Future Tasks

V. Conclusion