“I applied for this position pending recommendation and President approval. My appointment is for life. It is unconstitutional to fire me. It is unconstitutional to reduce my salary.
“I don’t fear any political interference. I always make decision, which I think is right and anyone is free to appeal to the Court of Appeal before three judges bench. We are one step away from United States Supreme Court,” said the US Federal Chief Judge of the United States District Court, District of Maine John Woodcock when speaking to the Tanzania Journalists who attended court session yesterday.
Speaking slowly and confidently, Judge Woodcock told the journalists that he had power to exercise law in Maine, but according to Constitution.
Under federalist model and the separation of powers, Judge is mandated to make sure the accused persons are sentenced as directed by the law.
According to US judicial system, every accused person is eligible to public or independent judiciaries for defense.
Different from Tanzania, the defendant lawyer in US is there not to win but make sure everything is done properly and thus his or her customer is treated fairly.
“My job is to make sure investigation and prosecution is done properly and not to win. We just follow the law,” defendant Lawyer Jeff.
Such a privilege to accused persons is exercised as part of promotion and appreciation for the rule of law and advancement.
The Journalists also have a chance to visualize the criminal operating system of the Federal Court, which is modernized and computerized to the extent that it is easier for the Judge to make decision based on online data of the precedence cases.
Tanzania journalists program is funded the Agency for International Development (USAID), and facilitated by the Communication and Journalism Department of the University of Maine under Associate Professor Paul Grosswiler and Assistant Professor Mike Socolow.
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