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[quote=Anonymous]It's useful to look at individual case to see what's going on. For instance, look at this case:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/25/dc-murder-gun-case-dropped/

Police find a group of men huddled around a parking lot in a dangerous area at 1 am. They approach them, asking if they're armed. When they reach them, they see they were playing a dice gambling game on the ground of the parking lot. They search the men, one is found with an illegal gun, and goes to court.

The judge says that because the police asked if the men were armed when they approached them, they have to throw the whole case out, so the man walks free. Two days later, he murders someone.

The judge in the case is Sean Staples. Like many (all?) judges that end up on the bunch in D.C., he's nominated by the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission. Here's where the members of the commission come from:

- President of the United States (1 lawyer member)
- Mayor of the District of Columbia (2 members, one  must be a non-lawyer)
- District of Columbia Council (1 non-lawyer member)
- Chief Judge, US District Court for the District of Columbia (federal judge)
- DC Bar (2 lawyer members)

So most members are coming from D.C. itself, with almost half from D.C. elected officials. After the recommendation, the President makes a decision about which of the nominees to officially nominate (from my understanding, at least), and it goes to the Senate for approval.[/quote]

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