State of Georgia and Florida
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Assignment 1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Due Week 5 and worth 200 points
Each state within the United States has its own unique judicial selection process within its own court system.
Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research the judicial selection process for different court systems from different states within the U.S. Court System.
Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.
Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.
Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Justify the response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources.
Note:
Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American court system and the issue of jurisdictional boundaries.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in America.
Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the
following rubric
.
Points:
 200
Assignment
1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Criteria
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Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
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Fair
70-79% C
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Proficient
80-89% B
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Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of co.
State of Georgia and FloridaClick the link above to submit you.docx
1. State of Georgia and Florida
Click the link above to submit your assignment.
Students, please view the "Submit a Clickable Rubric
Assignment" in the Student Center.
Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor
Center.
Assignment 1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Due Week 5 and worth 200 points
Each state within the United States has its own unique judicial
selection process within its own court system.
Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research the judicial
selection process for different court systems from different
states within the U.S. Court System.
Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:
Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a
minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to
select judges for the different kinds of courts within your
specific state.
Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the
selection process for judges within that state.
2. Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications
necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next,
identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to
take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary
reasons for each state.
Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has
the best system in place. Justify the response.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources.
Note:
Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Detail the history and organization of the levels of the
American court system and the issue of jurisdictional
boundaries.
3. Use technology and information resources to research issues in
the criminal court and the judicial process in America.
Write clearly and concisely about the American court system
using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the
following rubric
.
Points:
 200
Assignment
1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Criteria
Â
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Â
Fair
70-79% C
Â
Proficient
80-89% B
Â
Exemplary
90-100% A
4. 1. Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include,
at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in
order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within
your specific state.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely discussed the judicial selection
process of your state. Did not submit or incompletely included,
at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in
order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within
your specific state.
Insufficiently discussed the judicial selection process of your
state. Insufficiently included, at a minimum, the qualifications
and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the
different kinds of courts within your specific state.
Partially discussed the judicial selection process of your state.
Partially included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps
that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of
courts within your specific state.
Satisfactorily discussed the judicial selection process of your
state. Satisfactorily included, at a minimum, the qualifications
and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the
different kinds of courts within your specific state.
Thoroughly discussed the judicial selection process of your
state. Thoroughly included, at a minimum, the qualifications
and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the
different kinds of courts within your specific state.
2. Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the
selection process for judges within that state.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely chose a second state, and did
not submit or incompletely described the qualifications and the
selection process for judges within that state.
Insufficiently chose a second state, and insufficiently described
the qualifications and the selection process for judges within
that state.
Partially chose a second state, and partially described the
5. qualifications and the selection process for judges within that
state.
Satisfactorily chose a second state, and satisfactorily described
the qualifications and the selection process for judges within
that state.
Thoroughly chose a second state, and thoroughly described the
qualifications and the selection process for judges within that
state.
3. Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications
necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next,
identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to
take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary
reasons for each state.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted for
both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective
candidate to become a judge. Next, did not submit or
incompletely identified the steps that the relevant persons /
entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for
disciplinary reasons for each state.
Insufficiently compared and contrasted for both states the
qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a
judge. Next, insufficiently identified the steps that the relevant
persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from
office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
Partially compared and contrasted for both states the
qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a
judge. Next, partially identified the steps that the relevant
persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from
office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
Satisfactorily compared and contrasted for both states the
qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a
judge. Next, satisfactorily identified the steps that the relevant
persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from
office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
Thoroughly compared and contrasted for both states the
6. qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a
judge. Next, thoroughly identified the steps that the relevant
persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from
office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
4. Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has
the best system in place. Justify the response.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely justified the selection process
for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Did
not submit or incompletely justified the response.
Insufficiently justified the selection process for the state that
you believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified
the response.
Partially justified the selection process for the state that you
believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified the
response.
Satisfactorily justified the selection process for the state that
you believe has the best system in place. Satisfactorily justified
the response.
Thoroughly justified the selection process for the state that you
believe has the best system in place. Thoroughly justified the
response.
5. 3 references
Weight: 5%
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No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; all references
poor quality choices.
Does not meet the required number of references; some
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
7. More than 8 errors present
7-8 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present