- State court systems often allow more than one court system available to protect a person’s rights. Dual court system provides alternate venues in which to appeal for assistance. “State courts vary in the degree to which they take on certain types of cases or issues, give access to particular groups, or promote certain interests.” State courts can handle a wide array of issues for an individual, both civil and criminal, where federal branches and courts often take from previous rulings, there is more room for varying degrees of outcomes in a case without needing to have precedent.
2. Federal judges are appointed by the President at the time when a vacancy opens up. The president can use this to select judges whose views align more with their own. I think in terms of the Supreme Court, whose duty it is to make sure that certain cases held in lower courts uphold the constitution, it is understandable that the president oversees who is involved in that. However, I don’t agree that these positions should not have term limits. Presidents should not be able to decide who will serve as a federal judge for sometimes decades, because I do think it is undemocratic for one person to have such a long-standing influence over political decisions despite no longer holding office themselves.
