Sentences with phrase «based appointment of judges»

And, almost without fail, every year a handful of states see legislative efforts to replace commission - based appointment of judges with contested elections.

Opponents of commission - based appointment of judges — also known as the Missouri Plan, for the state in which the judicial selection process originated — have obtained approval from the secretary of state for two identically worded proposed constitutional amendments that would establish contested elections for Missouri's appellate judges.

Not exact matches

«The appointment of Sheldon Silver's childhood friend, Jonathan Lippman, as the state's chief judge based on his administrative experience made about as much sense as the Yankees making their accountant the manager of the team,» said Charles Compton, former president of the Supreme Court Officers Association.

There are several anticipated efforts in 2014 to alter processes for selecting state court judges, particularly in states with commission - based gubernatorial appointment of appellate judges.

That said, a review of the applications of the judges she named suggests that her appointments have been based on merit, not politics, and reflect a range of experience in criminal defense, criminal prosecution and civil practice.

The merit selection method is vague, stating only that «Each Judge of the Supreme Court shall be selected via merit - based gubernatorial appointment and shall be legislatively confirmed.»

Each Judge of the Supreme Court shall be selected via merit - based gubernatorial appointment and shall be legislatively confirmed.

The judge admitted that the relationship between the priest and the defendants was not like a regular employment contract, but in this case, he opted to look at certain special factors, including the nature and closeness of the relationship between the priest and the defendant, and the connection between the tortious act and the purpose of the relationship / employment / appointment, which was based on the factors outlined below.

Counties now appoint attorneys based on standards,, instead of relying solely on judges» discretion — thereby removing the risk of favoritism and cronyism in those appointments.

This is nothing new: the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan, which calls for commission - based appointment (or «merit selection») of judges, has been under attack in a number of states, and there seems to be a pattern to the attacks.

IAALS Online recently summarized anticipated efforts in 2014 to alter processes for selecting state court judges, and a recent article in the ABA Journal honed in on a common trend in a handful of these states with commission - based gubernatorial appointment of appellate judges.

Oklahoma's Senate Judiciary Committee has approved five measures that would replace commission - based appointment of appellate judges with contested elections, limit the role of the judicial nominating commission in identifying the best qualified applicants, allow the governor to replace some lawyer members of the commission, and require appellate judges to get 60 percent «yes» votes to be retained.

Approximately 90 percent of Minnesota judges are already selected through a commission - based gubernatorial appointment process — authorized by statute — to fill vacancies that arise between elections, and judicial elections are rarely contested.

A periodic part - time judge who serves or expects to serve repeatedly on a part - time basis, but under a separate appointment for each limited period of service or for each matter, (A) is not required to comply:

The judicial nominating commission is the key to commission - based appointment, or «merit selection,» of state court judges.

Commissioners file findings of fact and recommendations with the circuit judge based on the evidence presented at a hearing, and the circuit judge makes the final decision as to appointment.

(3) A judge should exercise the power of appointment fairly and only on the basis of merit, avoiding unnecessary appointments, nepotism, and favoritism.

A judge shall exercise the power of appointment impartially and on the basis of merit.