But in America, where some 60% of state appellate judges and more than 80% of state trial judges face contested elections, noisy political contests certainly contribute to an endemic lack of confidence in the judiciary, at least at state level. (Federal judges are not elected.) Most states allow candidates to raise funds, often running to millions of dollars.
Italy argues the incident occurred in international waters, meaning the marines should face trial at home.
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Italy now says the two marines won't be returning to India to face trial as agreed.
Both have been charged with involvement in the killing, but have yet to face trial.
He is due to face trial over the three charges of indecent assault in April.
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However, it is not yet clear whether any of these men will even face trial.
Mr Keith told the court that Mr Dewani would recover to be fit enough to face trial.
Within hours he was delivered to a United Nations-backed war-crimes court in Sierra Leone to face trial.
The former city manager and his assistant are expected to face trial on similar charges later this year.
In January, the Supreme Court said the two men will face trial in a special court in Delhi.
In February, City of Westminster Magistrates' Court ordered their extradition to face trial.
Japan applied it's new anti-piracy law for the first time and transported the men to Tokyo to face trial.
Under current rules defendants cannot face trial again for murder even if they confess or police discover new evidence.
Before he could face trial, Rich left the country and settled in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, four former News of the World journalists and civil servant face trial.
The Afghan Foreign Ministry has not indicated when the Afghans might face trial.
They face trial on war crimes charges before the military courts set up to try al Qaeda and Taliban figures.
Italy argues the incident with the fishermen occurred in international waters, meaning that the marines should face trial at home.
Italy and India have long disagreed on where the pair should face trial, an issue that has frayed bilateral relations.
Ahmad's family said it was disappointed in the decision and called for him to face trial in the United Kingdom.
He will not face trial on another count of operating a "denial of service attack" (DDoS), which will lie on file.
In January, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the officers should face trial in a special court in New Delhi.
Prosecutors in Weiden, Bavaria, are to decide whether to charge him and try to bring him to Germany to face trial.
Five years later Cope and Bias have been indicted on 32 counts of securities fraud and face trial next month in Arizona.
These two have pleaded not guilty, and will face trial in 2011.
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In January, India's Supreme Court said the two men, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, will face trial in a special court in Delhi.
Mr. Taylor will likely never face trial for the charges stemming from his time as a rebel general in Liberia in the late 1980s.
Italy now says the two marines won't be returning to India to face trial as agreed, a move that sparked angry reactions from India.
Joseph Lepore, 42, and Jan Paladino, 34, face trial over the September 2006 crash during which their plane clipped the Gol Airlines Boeing 737.
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