How Corrupt Is America's Judicial System?

According to a recent surveillance report, nearly half of the Americans surveyed believe that the US judicial system is fraudulent. Many people who have this view may turn to a series of scandals involving bribes of recent judges. In the early 2000s, two judges in Pennsylvania sent thousands of minors to juvenile detention centers and received cash assistance from a central business operator. In the case of 2004, judges were appointed as financial support for large insurance institutions. Federal investigators began investigating when judges overturned the $ 1 billion lawsuit against agents. Recently, in 2013, a judge in Texas state was convicted on bribery and kickback in exchange for a favorable judgment. According to Pew Research Institute, Aer Law School, and other sources of information, research indicates that the US justice system has about 5 million bribes annually.

Why is this? Federal judges and judges of the Supreme Court are subject to life imprisonment, but many judges are elected and may be subject to the same powers, special interests and bribery as politicians. Some judges cast many objections, but it is relatively unusual for judges to object. Criticizing their personal and political belief hinders their decision. For example, the Alabama state Supreme Court judge Roy Moore has attracted public attention as a violation of the High Court ruling. The revolutionary Supreme Court case legalized these associations, but this year he ordered state officials to refuse to issue gay marriage licenses.

This does not mean the opinion of alarmists. The majority of judges are honest public servants. But it is worth seeing our legal system and the very important position of the judges in the larger society.

"Transparent International inquires about the experience of public corruption every year around the world, thanks to the latest" Global Corruption Barometer ", more than 114,000 people in 107 countries gathered.

"US: How has the level of corruption in this country changed over the past two years?"

"Recent studies and events have shown that judicial decay can be a major problem in the United States."

There is a significant difference between the range of judicial corruption in the relatively unimpaired judicial system and the system undergoing systematic operation. Indicators of judicial corruption are subtly mapped to broader corruption measures. Judicial institutions suffering from systematic corruption frequently appear in societies where corruption in the public sector is prevalent. As the expectations of the contract are respected and fair resolution of the conflict is extremely important for investors and supports good business development and growth, there is also a correlation between the level of judicial decay and the level of economic growth There is. Countries such as China and Nigeria already know this, so independent and just judicial system will have a big impact on trade, investment and financial markets. The purpose of corruption in justice varies. Some cheating distorts the judicial process and produces incorrect results

GCR 2007 focuses on corruption of the justice system. Why choose this theme? In the last decade, a number of anti-corruption laws have been added to regulations, but enforcement in many countries remains weak. A corrupt judicial system is essential if there is opportunity to support corruption behavior prevention law. Over the past few years the TI chapter has repeatedly chosen to treat failed courts and judges as major corruption issues in their country. The GCR editorial team has said that the time has come to analyze the problem deeper and to propose ways to solve the problem and to analyze the underlying connection between justice corruption, justice independence, and broader corruption thinking about.

Some of the corruption that plagued the political and justice system arises from the colonial heritage conquered by Spain. As everyone knows, the Spanish Empire has chaotic corrupt bureaucracy and is transplanted to colonies, including Colombia. The first court established by American Hispanic was also considered corrupt and inefficient. For example, Columbia inherits the legal system of invalidity and distrust that does not protect private property rights to promote economic investment. One of the main ways in which colonial elites can build their wealth is to occupy an important position in the colonial judicial bureaucracy and thereby obtain rent.