How the Missouri Plan Works Show Fed up with corrupt judicial elections, the people of Missouri adopted to the state Constitution The Missouri Plan in 1940 and, two years later, reaffirmed their support in a statewide vote, rejecting the legislature’s attempt to repeal it. The Missouri Plan is the foundation for merit-based judicial selection in America. Also known as the Non-Partisan Court Plan, it is Missouri’s constitutional system for selecting our appellate judges and trial judges in St. Louis, Kansas City, Clay County, Platte County, and most recently Greene County (Springfield). It is available to any county whose citizens wish to adopt it. It works like this: citizens and lawyers, working as a team, serve on nominating commissions to select the best three candidates to fill an open judgeship. The governor then appoints one of those candidates to the position. Then, at the general election following their first 12 months on the bench and at the end of each term, each judge must stand before the voters in a retention election. The process is both transparent to the public and accountable to the people. The Missouri Plan has produced a steady stream of competent judges in Missouri for more than 75 years. The plan continues to be right for the for the people of Missouri because it attracts high-quality judges in the least political way and ultimately gives the people the final say. Please join us in protecting the plan that affords all Missourians fair and impartial courts:
This is a preview. Log in through your library. Abstract A potentially fruitful but partially explored dimension of the study of state policy innovations concerns the patterns of reform in the organization, structure, and personnel of state court systems. This study considers the adoption of merit judicial selection by nearly half of the states during the 1960s and 1970s. Specific attention is given to testing the hypothesis advanced by prior research that the Merit Plan was a strategic initiative launched by rural political interests in response to the threatened growth of urban political power in the wake of reapportionment. Empirical evidence concerning the circumstances of the reform campaigns that produced the Plan, the patterns of legislative sponsorship, and the nature of voter support suggest, however, that the political base for the Merit Plan and associated court reforms has been in urban areas. The implications of the findings for future inquiry into the patterns of court-related innovations are then explored. Journal Information Publius is an international journal and is interested in publishing work on federalist systems throughout the world. Its goal is to publish the latest research from around the world on federalism theory and practice; the dynamics of federal systems; intergovernmental relations and administration; regional, state and provincial governance; and comparative federalism. Publisher Information Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. OUP is the world's largest university press with the widest global presence. It currently publishes more than 6,000 new publications a year, has offices in around fifty countries, and employs more than 5,500 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing program that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. What is the merit selection? Merit Selection is a way of choosing judges that. uses a non-partisan commission of lawyers and. non-lawyers to: ◦ Locate, recruit, investigate and evaluate applicants for. judgeships.
Which is a method of judicial selection quizlet?We will examine three major methods of judicial selection; executive appointment, popular election and merit selection. it is when layperson and other person recommend individual (usually 3) to the governor as nominees.
Which is another name for the merit selection of judges?Assisted appointment, also known as merit selection or the Missouri Plan: A nominating commission reviews the qualifications of judicial candidates and submits a list of names to the governor, who appoints a judge from the list.
What is the merit system of Missouri Plan?Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list.
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