Controversial Judicial Decisions and Security of Tenure: Reflections on Trump v United States, the Miller Litigation, and the Attempt to Remove Sir John Donaldson in the 1970s.

The article discusses controversial judicial decisions and the protection of judges from political attempts to remove them from office. It emphasizes the importance of judicial independence in a modern democracy and highlights instances such as Trump v United States and the Miller cases. The text also explores the UK's constitutional safeguards for senior judges, including security of tenure, and recounts the 1973 attempt to remove Sir John Donaldson. The article concludes by contrasting the UK's strong tradition of judicial independence with the US's impeachment mechanism for federal judges, reflecting on the implications of controversial decisions on judicial legitimacy. [Extracted from the article]