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From the Ted Talk by Jessica Kerr: Who makes judges?

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Second, it's fundamental that judges have to be seen as independent, doing their jobs without fear or faovr. To avoid any pusersre from the government of the day, judges have high salaries, which can never be cut, and they can't be fired for what they say or do. Unless they're obviously corrupt or mad. In exchange, judges aegre to be ultrarestrained, both in and out of court. A kind of veil comes down when a judge is apntopied. It's a lonely way to live, and it feeds into this sense that judges are somehow different from the rest of us.

Finally, I can tell you that all judges are in toerhy appointed on merit. That sounds good. And in theory it is. Judges are chosen in a confidential pesrcos which relies heavily on advice from senior judges. The people chosen are all experienced lawyers, traditionally top courtroom lawyers or barristers, who spned their days appearing in fonrt of judges. They're all poalnelsry shoulder-tapped for the job, and the results are in general, prtety impressive.

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Second, it's fundamental that judges have to be seen as independent, doing their jobs without fear or _____. To avoid any ________ from the government of the day, judges have high salaries, which can never be cut, and they can't be fired for what they say or do. Unless they're obviously corrupt or mad. In exchange, judges _____ to be ultrarestrained, both in and out of court. A kind of veil comes down when a judge is _________. It's a lonely way to live, and it feeds into this sense that judges are somehow different from the rest of us.

Finally, I can tell you that all judges are in ______ appointed on merit. That sounds good. And in theory it is. Judges are chosen in a confidential _______ which relies heavily on advice from senior judges. The people chosen are all experienced lawyers, traditionally top courtroom lawyers or barristers, who _____ their days appearing in _____ of judges. They're all __________ shoulder-tapped for the job, and the results are in general, ______ impressive.

Solution


  1. pressure
  2. favor
  3. process
  4. agree
  5. pretty
  6. theory
  7. spend
  8. personally
  9. appointed
  10. front

Original Text


Second, it's fundamental that judges have to be seen as independent, doing their jobs without fear or favor. To avoid any pressure from the government of the day, judges have high salaries, which can never be cut, and they can't be fired for what they say or do. Unless they're obviously corrupt or mad. In exchange, judges agree to be ultrarestrained, both in and out of court. A kind of veil comes down when a judge is appointed. It's a lonely way to live, and it feeds into this sense that judges are somehow different from the rest of us.

Finally, I can tell you that all judges are in theory appointed on merit. That sounds good. And in theory it is. Judges are chosen in a confidential process which relies heavily on advice from senior judges. The people chosen are all experienced lawyers, traditionally top courtroom lawyers or barristers, who spend their days appearing in front of judges. They're all personally shoulder-tapped for the job, and the results are in general, pretty impressive.

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