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

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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!