You could expand that to a general principle for all criminal cases: select one judge that matches the demographics of the defendant as closely as possible, one that matches the victim, and one that differs to an equal degree from both.
We’re already significantly short on judges. Requiring judges in triplicate would have some crazy side effects. Court cases currently take too long to resolve due to the shortage. The entire system would grind to a literal standstill.
It’s an interesting concept, but aside from the scalability issues mentioned, I don’t think demographics are necessarily an indicator of a judge’s biases cough Clarence Thomas cough.
You could expand that to a general principle for all criminal cases: select one judge that matches the demographics of the defendant as closely as possible, one that matches the victim, and one that differs to an equal degree from both.
We’re already significantly short on judges. Requiring judges in triplicate would have some crazy side effects. Court cases currently take too long to resolve due to the shortage. The entire system would grind to a literal standstill.
You could restrict it to cases where the victim and defendant belong to significantly different demographics, then.
It’s an interesting concept, but aside from the scalability issues mentioned, I don’t think demographics are necessarily an indicator of a judge’s biases cough Clarence Thomas cough.