http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20181008-095149-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/for-the-court-it-could-be-electing-constitutional-judges-in-the-us-and-germany/ “For the Court, it could be…”: Electing Constitutional Judges in the US and Germany Weller, Pauline eng 2018-10-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bundesverfassungsgericht Richterwahlen US Supreme Court Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump will shape the U.S. Supreme Court for decades. A comparison with the legal framework for the appointment of constitutional court judges in Germany shows the respective weaknesses of the US system in safeguarding judicial independence.