This is the third installment of a three-part series. This article will address why judicial independence is especially important in sex offense cases, and offer some thoughts on the judicial training mandated by Chief Justice Rabner.
The recent social, political and judicial uproar that sparked this series of articles has also prompted the Chief Justice to order special judicial training. The hubbub has resulted in serious concern about judicial independence from the criminal defense bar of this state. Well-crafted statements addressing the issue were released by the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender and the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, which ably articulate the importance of judicial independence and its centrality to the criminal justice system. This article will focus on what makes judicial independence so critical to sex offense law—the guarantee of “justice for all.”
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