Description:Using the judiciary of Manitoba as a model, "Paths to the Bench"examines the political nature of Canada's judicial appointmentprocess, and suggests that ability alone seldom determined who went tothe bench. In fact, many of Manitoba's early judges spent littletime actually practising law, since professional merit was not acriterion for judicial appointments. Rather, it was relationships withinfluential mentors and communities that ensured appointments andultimately propelled careers. Brawn offers an in-depth analysis of howthe path to the bench of competent and connected and less competent andconnected lawyers differed. This book is one of the few studies toexamine why many of the best and brightest members of the bar eitherdid not want to go to the bench, or if they did, why they may not havegotten there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paths to the Bench: The Judicial Appointment Process in Manitoba, 1870-1950 (Law and Society). To get started finding Paths to the Bench: The Judicial Appointment Process in Manitoba, 1870-1950 (Law and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Paths to the Bench: The Judicial Appointment Process in Manitoba, 1870-1950 (Law and Society)
Description: Using the judiciary of Manitoba as a model, "Paths to the Bench"examines the political nature of Canada's judicial appointmentprocess, and suggests that ability alone seldom determined who went tothe bench. In fact, many of Manitoba's early judges spent littletime actually practising law, since professional merit was not acriterion for judicial appointments. Rather, it was relationships withinfluential mentors and communities that ensured appointments andultimately propelled careers. Brawn offers an in-depth analysis of howthe path to the bench of competent and connected and less competent andconnected lawyers differed. This book is one of the few studies toexamine why many of the best and brightest members of the bar eitherdid not want to go to the bench, or if they did, why they may not havegotten there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paths to the Bench: The Judicial Appointment Process in Manitoba, 1870-1950 (Law and Society). To get started finding Paths to the Bench: The Judicial Appointment Process in Manitoba, 1870-1950 (Law and Society), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.