http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20211203-212026-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/independent-selection-of-judges-via-competence-evaluation-and-lot/ Independent Selection of Judges via Competence Evaluation and Lot Sanders, Anne Faltinat, Elisabeth eng 2021-12-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Last Sunday, 28th November 2021, voters in Switzerland rejected the proposals of the „Justiz-Initiative“ (“Judge initiative”) with the overall majority of 68,07% (temporary official results of the Federal Council, in German). Nevertheless, the proposal contains interesting aspects concerning questions around the election processes and independence of judges. Despite the rejection in Switzerland – it could serve as an impulse for further discussions not only in Switzerland, but within Europe, where the independence of the judiciary has been partly endangered.