Week 5 Assignment 1 Submission

Points: 200	Assignment 1: The State Judicial Selection Process
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Did not submit or incompletely included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.	Insufficiently discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Insufficiently included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.	Partially discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Partially included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.	Satisfactorily discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Satisfactorily included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.	Thoroughly discussed the judicial selection process of your state. Thoroughly included, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.
2. Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely chose a second state, and did not submit or incompletely described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.	Insufficiently chose a second state, and insufficiently described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.	Partially chose a second state, and partially described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.	Satisfactorily chose a second state, and satisfactorily described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.	Thoroughly chose a second state, and thoroughly described the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.
3. Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, did not submit or incompletely identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.	Insufficiently compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, insufficiently identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.	Partially compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, partially identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.	Satisfactorily compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, satisfactorily identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.	Thoroughly compared and contrasted for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, thoroughly identified the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
4. Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Justify the response. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Did not submit or incompletely justified the response.	Insufficiently justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified the response.	Partially justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Insufficiently justified the response.	Satisfactorily justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Satisfactorily justified the response.	Thoroughly justified the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Thoroughly justified the response.
5. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present