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Anti-terrorist judge defeated in French elections
2007-06-18
Damn.
Jean-Louis Bruguiere, who for many years was France's leading anti-terrorist judge, failed Sunday in his bid to win a parliamentary seat for the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Bruguiere was beaten by the Socialist candidate in a constituency in the Lot-et-Garonne department of southern France. Seen as close to President Nicolas Sarkozy, Bruguiere left his magistrate's job earlier this year and had hoped to embark on a career in poltics.

Posted by:Seafarious

#7  As an addenda bout how judges are selected there is aslo how they can be fired.

Elected bodies have no saying in firing judges (prosecutors is another matter). No impeachment like in US. They can be fired by the Conseil de la Magistrture ie a body formed by other judges and who doesn't answer to the people.

That is ho we have had, for instance, a judge who ever ruled innocent whatever the crime or evidence.
Posted by: JFM   2007-06-18 09:52  

#6  
Napoleanic law. Magistrates or Judges are both prosecutor, investigators, grand juries and cops all wrapped up in one. Sarkozy will find a spot for him in the Interior Ministry which he use to head and sort of reformed a bit.


What you are describing is the "juge d'instruction" who directs the investiagtion but does not take part in the trial.

However in French system the jury is composed of three professional judges and from six ordinary citizens. Because the six don't know one another it is usually not difficult for the three professionals to get two citizens in their side and get a majority and a sentence going thgeir way.

Europena "democracy" at work
Posted by: JFM   2007-06-18 09:45  

#5  Thanks, JFM. I only have Expatica reporting to rely on. And they mostly swipe AFP reports...
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-06-18 09:45  

#4  Bruguiere's defeat is as deputy not as judge.

In France judges are selected through exams. In other words you become judge by pleasing the examinator and the people be it directly through elections or indirectly through appointments by elected officials have zero saying on it.


BTW, Bruguiere is not the white knight of anti-terrorism you seem to thhink. Lately he has been very busy trying to whitewash French politicians involved in funding and arming of the former genocidical but pro-French Rwandan regime.

Posted by: JFM   2007-06-18 09:37  

#3  Napoleanic law. Magistrates or Judges are both prosecutor, investigators, grand juries and cops all wrapped up in one. Sarkozy will find a spot for him in the Interior Ministry which he use to head and sort of reformed a bit.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-06-18 09:34  

#2  How do you get to be a judge in France? Could Sarkozy re-appoint him?
Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds   2007-06-18 08:33  

#1  You'd think Sarkozy could find him a position where he could still do some good. His party has some Herculean tasks ahead.
Posted by: ryuge   2007-06-18 00:26  

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