Sentences with phrase «consider judicial candidates»

There is no statutory requirement for judicial nominating commissioners to be diverse, although state law specifies that in considering judicial candidates, the commission «shall actively seek out and encourage... women and minorities» to apply for judicial office.

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(3) Neither the Executive Committee nor the County Leader shall designate, nominate or propose any candidate for judicial offices which are to be elected county - wide in New York County, or which are to be proposed for appointment by the Mayor of the City of New York or by the Governor of the State of New York, exclusive of recommendations for interim appointment by the Mayor or the Governor, unless such candidate shall have been approved in that calendar year for such office by the independent panel., except that once a candidate for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court has been reported as highly qualified by at least two of the last four independent screening panels for that office, that candidate shall be considered as having been approved by the panel for such office during each of the four calendar years after the year in which the candidate shall have last achieved such status, (not counting a year in which there are no vacancies for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court other than a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term of office of a justice eligible for and seeking re-election to that office, or a vacancy which has been filled by an interim Supreme Court justice seeking re-election who has been appointed by the Governor and who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph 4 (b), provided in each case that such justice has been determined by the independent panel to merit continuation in office), and such candidate shall not make application to the panel during any of such years unless the Committee on the Judiciary shall require the candidate to make such an application.

Wendy Long, a judicial activist and attorney from Manhattan, as the Conservative Party's support, which is considered essential for a statewide Republican candidate.

How can we make the judicial selection process truly fair and oriented toward a greater willingness to actually nominate — and not simply consider — diverse candidates?

Attorneys go through a four - step process, whereby a judicial review board, composed of former judges, considers the final candidates that have epitomized the ideals of the legal profession.

2011): On remand from the Ninth Circuit, the district court considered the merits of the candidate's claims regarding the solicitation, endorsement, and political activities clauses of the Arizona Code of Judicial Conduct.

We consider candidates based upon law school performance, activities, judicial clerkships, professional experience, personal references, participation in Law Review and Moot Court and clinical legal work.

[13A] Before speaking or announcing personal views on social or political topics in a judicial campaign, candidates should consider the impact of their statements.