2"A judge shall uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary", Canon 1, ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, American Bar Association, 2000.
3"A judge or judicial candidate shall refrain from inappropriate political activity", Canon 5, ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, American Bar Association, 2000.
4Howard Ball, Courts and Politics - The Federal Judicial System, Prentice- Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1980, p. 150,159-160,160,61.
9Sheldon Goldman, Federal Judicial Recruitment, The American Courts : A Critical Assessment, Washington D.C. : Congressional Quarterly Press, 1911, pp. 189-210.
10Frank J. Sorauf, Party Politics in American, Boston: Toronto, 1980, p. 367.
