Dette er et innlegg som gir uttrykk for skribentens meninger.
In the national context, there are essentially two systems of appointing judges worldwide: lifetime appointment or election for a fixed term with the possibility of re-election. Judges with lifetime mandates are appointed by a special body such as parliament, or the government in most European countries and in many U.S. States. In Norway, the justices of the Supreme Court are appointed for lifetime by the King who acts on the advice of the country's Judicial Appointments Board. The judges of the U.S. Supreme Court are even appointed for full-life terms.
Fixed term = increased democratic legitimacy
Appointment for life guarantees independence, according to general opinion. Life terms also entail an accepted moral hazard because such judges do not
