Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan
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The Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan is a judicial selection system that uses nonpartisan commissions to nominate judges based on merit, followed by gubernatorial appointment and periodic retention elections.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial selection system
ⓘ
merit-based judicial selection system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve quality of the judiciary
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promote judicial independence ⓘ reduce partisan influence in judicial selection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Missouri Plan
NERFINISHED
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Nonpartisan Court Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToCourt |
Missouri Court of Appeals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ certain Missouri circuit courts ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| evaluationMechanism |
periodic performance review of judges prior to retention elections
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public retention vote on judges after an initial term ⓘ |
| feature |
judicial candidates do not run in contested partisan elections
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judicial nominating commissions include lawyers and non-lawyers ⓘ voters decide whether to retain judges in yes-or-no retention elections ⓘ |
| governsSelectionOf | judges in participating Missouri courts ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Appellate Judicial Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
circuit judicial commissions in participating circuits ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of similar merit selection systems in other U.S. states ⓘ |
| legalForm | state constitutional and statutory provisions ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | merit ⓘ |
| selectionProcessStep |
appointment of a judge by the governor from a list of nominees
ⓘ
nomination of judicial candidates by a nonpartisan commission ⓘ subsequent retention election for the appointed judge ⓘ |
| subjectOf | debates over judicial accountability and independence in Missouri ⓘ |
| usesSelectionMethod |
gubernatorial appointment of judges
ⓘ
nonpartisan judicial nominating commissions ⓘ retention elections ⓘ |
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