After a legislative reform the process of judicial appointments in the United Kingdom was changed to include an independent appointments commission.This paper applies empirical methods to determine whether this new system manages to preserve judicial independence, impartiality, and quality. By means of a statistical analysis using a multinomial logistic regression, it was determined that the new process of appointment prevents political influence in the courts and encourages judges to produce high-quality rulings in hopes of promotion. The present study is significant as it shows the immense value that judicial independence poses for a democracy, and the effectiveness of an autonomous appointments commission at preserving the court's impartiality and the quality of justice.