The danger to be guarded against is to ensure a tendency that has already been observed, where judges have been appointed because of their political prominence rather than their legal acumen. The Bar has noted that in the UK, where interviews of prospective candidates has started, the interviewing panels include experts. That elected representatives would take a heightened interest in judicial appointments, which had been one the executive’s prerogatives, was perhaps inevitable. The process, however, remains highly political, and there have even been recent instances of partisanship which are not edifying examples for this country. These posts are extremely important, affecting the entire administration of justice, and how the laws passed by Parliament are understood.

Source: Pakistan Today November 30, 2019 15:11 UTC