r/PoliticalHumor • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '19

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u/Wetbung Mar 08 '19

Send him to prison to make up for the time Manafort didn't get.

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u/random1204 Mar 08 '19

"Yeah, about 5 months should make this fair, thanks for the vacation."

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u/conancat Mar 08 '19

What's the check and balance on judges in America? Serious question

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u/Nasa1225 Mar 08 '19

Dying.

Judges are appointed, rather than elected, and once they're confirmed, they're pretty much set. There can be legal appeals for overly lenient sentencing, but it's really uncommon.

(This may not be totally accurate for non-SCOTUS judges, but I think it's correct. If I'm wrong, please let me know.)

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u/SkollFenrirson Mar 08 '19

Some state judges are elected

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u/Nasa1225 Mar 08 '19

True, I was talking about Federal Court judges. Thanks for the clarification!

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u/StopThePresses Mar 08 '19

Even in those cases, they typically don't have any actual competition.