41.   Kossoris said his biggest fear is that Davis will be pressured by other Democrats to appoint liberal judges who could overturn death penalty convictions.

42.   Many skating officials said they believe the real problem lies in the national federations that appoint the judges.

43.   Most of the GOP presidential candidates have espoused the need to appoint conservative judges to the bench.

44.   Nader told her that it would not necessarily happen, noting that conservative presidents have appointed liberal judges to the Supreme Court and vice versa.

45.   New Hampshire judges are appointed until retirement by the governor, and can be removed only by the Legislature.

46.   Real change always meets a wall of resistance, and who knows how a proposal to appoint judges would fare with Texas voters.

47.   Russian judges are appointed for life terms by the president.

48.   Still, the platform unambiguously calls for outlawing all abortions and appointing federal judges who oppose abortion rights.

49.   The association has long been a leading advocate of merit selection systems, in which judges are appointed but sometimes face election to keep their seats.

50.   The accord does away with a system under which the president appoints provisional judges whom he can hire and fire anytime, allowing for manipulation from the executive branch.