ELECTION OF JUDGES AS A METHOD OF GIVING THEM AUTHORITIES IN THE USA AND THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM OF JUDGES’S ELECTION IN UKRAINE

The method of empowering judges in Ukraine is defined in the article. The election system of judges on the example of the USA is analyzed. Its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the degree of necessity of introducing an election system of judges in Ukraine are identified. Three types of judge election systems have been formed in the USA, which have more disadvantages than advantages, and therefore the model of judge election does not meet the needs of the Ukrainian judicial system. Key words: judges’ election, judges’ authorities, election system of “party” judges, election system of “non-party” judges, elections for extension of powers of judges.