“ THANK YOU, LEA...Mr. Senituli is still studying law at USP, hence yet to understand the roles of 3 Branches of Government in the Tongan Constitution. Who elected members of the Law Society to select justices? Correct, not the public. It's an old Westminster practice and an anachronism in a modern democracy.
Mr. Senituli claimed (in 2018 at a Fa'onelua Democratic Forum) he was leaning towards the Washington (U.S.) model. However, he does not know that in the Washington democracy model justices are proposed by the President (Executive Branch), and ratify by Parliament (Congress); Balance of Power, and opportunities of Checks and Balances.
Therefore, justices can be hired and fired by Parliament - the elected reps of the people. ”