Similar Role of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of USA and Pakistan
by In their primary role as leaders of the Supreme Courts in Pakistan and the United States of America, a Chief’s success depends upon his ability to coordinate the functioning of the associate justices and to maximize harmony and cohesion by creating an atmosphere of collegiality and friendliness.
Similar role of chief justices of supreme court of USA and Pakistan
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The Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States of America have established a special relationship with Bar associations, law schools, state judiciaries and the American public, each of which demands a commitment of precious time to writing and delivering speeches at meetings, conferences and seminars. The Chief Justices of the Supreme Court in Pakistan have been successful in finding time to establish meaningful relationships with the Pakistan Bar Council and the High Court Bar Associations.
The Chief’s duties as head of the Federal Judicial System and leader of the Supreme Court have been an integral part of the office, from the beginning, in U.S.A. In both the United States of America and Pakistan, the, judicial establishment is kept running efficiently and smoothly because Chief Justices in the two countries gave it a sense of direction and purpose, a task which the Chief handles by personal contact, formal and informal.
In their primary role as leaders of the Supreme Courts in Pakistan and the United States of America, a Chief’s success depends upon his ability to coordinate the functioning of the associate justices and to maximize harmony and cohesion by creating an atmosphere of collegiality and friendliness.
Affability, warmth, friendliness and empathy appear to be the keys to successful judicial leadership in the two countries. In addition to keeping the dockets up-to-date, the Chief Justices in the two countries demonstrate their managerial leadership by guiding the conferences, assigning opinions and in knowing when to write the opinion of the Court. They have demonstrated a sense of timing and a perspicacious system of the legal factors that must be taken into account prior to the final decision of the case.
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