• Discuss the role of the judge within the courtroom work group and how they are impacted by the actions of other members of the work group. How much influence does the judge actually exert on other courtroom actors and how do judges differ in the way they do their jobs?
• There are three major ways that judges are selected in the United States. Explain the three ways they are selected, and your opinion of the one you think is the best method and why.
• Describe the activities of the state judicial conduct commissions. How is the one in your state comprised and how does it function? Also, discuss the need to balance judicial independence and judicial accountability.
• Explain the difference between the impeachment, and the removal of a federal judge.
