Sentences with phrase «nominating commission system»

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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore, a former chair of the now defunct state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, seen here on May 31, 2012, has been nominated to head the New York State court system.

A proposal in Kansas to give the state's governor a longer list of names to select from in picking trial court judges via the state's merit / commission system was amended on the House floor yesterday to require all applicants for district court judgeships be released and male almost all nominating commission proceedings public.

It moves Supreme Court races to a merit selection system, but places much more power over the 15 member Judicial Nominating Commission in the legislature

Because we at IAALS see the impartiality, balance, and authority of the nominating commission as a key factor in the success of merit selection systems, this is of particular concern.

When there is a vacancy on the Court today, this system means that the Governor chooses the next Justice from a list of between three and six qualified persons recommended by the Judicial Nominating Commission.

Members of the firm have held notable positions serving on the boards of prominent institutions, such as the State University System of Florida and the Florida State Board of Education, and holding high - ranking offices, including President of the 60,000 - member American Association for Justice; President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; President of the Dade County Bar Association; President of the Miami - Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers; United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Chairman of the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.