He was of the belief that because judges are not elected, this kind of power would amount to a judicial tyranny,<ref>[http://www.robgagnon.net/JeffersonOnJudicialTyranny.htm Thomas Jefferson on Judicial Tyranny]</ref> and he was of that belief for the rest of his life. | He was of the belief that because judges are not elected, this kind of power would amount to a judicial tyranny,<ref>[http://www.robgagnon.net/JeffersonOnJudicialTyranny.htm Thomas Jefferson on Judicial Tyranny]</ref> and he was of that belief for the rest of his life. |