Assessment you should now be familiar with how appointed judges compare to elected officials and the role of judicial review in u. s. government. a middle school civics class is studying the role of judges, and the teacher has enlisted your ! use the information you've learned in the lesson and the profiles below to write an interview script with a judge that will middle school students understand the important job judges do. step 1. select a judge to "interview" from one of these profiles 2012 ap images alternatively, you could choose to interview a real judge! 2. imagine yourself as the judge you read about in the profile. from his or her perspective, compose answers to the following questions: • how is your role in government different from an elected official? how is it the same? do you think judges should be elected? explain why or why not. • what is judicial review? • explain the role of judicial review in a case you recently decided. • explain how you arrived at your decision, including different factors that affected it. note: if you choose to actually interview a judge, be sure to address the questions above, in addition to any others you'd like to ask. review this presentation on conducting an interview to review tips and good practices.