Sentences with phrase «for judicial selection»

Panelist, «The Challenge of Judicial Reform — Case Studies from the States, Rethinking Strategies for Judicial Selection Reform,» Cumberland Law School (February 24, 2006)

New Mexico uses a unique two - step process for judicial selection.

In early 2014, Minnesota's Democratic governor, Mark Dayton, met with representatives of the state's minority bar associations (Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and LGBTQ) and urged them to recruit a greater number of applicants for judicial selection.

Eventually the panel system became the vehicle for judicial selection, not only in reform clubs but for countywide seats as well.

Not exact matches

However, several amendments were diluted or rejected outright: selection of judicial candidates will likely continue to happen behind closed doors, the Brooklyn Democratic Party will continue to refuse to provide basic support for Brooklynites looking to organize their own Democratic clubs, and unlimited power via the proxies of absent County Committee members remain in the hands of the Chair.

Too much of the state's election process for judges revolves around raising money, said Dennis R. Hawkins, executive director of the Fund for Modern Courts, a New York City - based group that favors reform of the judicial selection process.

This made the selection process difficult for our Judicial delegates, but the they selected Debra James, Anil Singh, and Peter Moulton.

The New York County screening panel process has ensured that only qualified candidates with the right judicial philosophy are deemed appropriate for selection, and this successful group will prove the panel proud.

Referencing other articles, CREW sees the potential for cronyism in the selection of a judicial screening panel and the hiring practices of Empire State Development Corp..

Coleman will have to win approval from the Judicial Selection Commission and then be nominated for a judgeship by his fellow Democrat, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

During the judicial primary elections September 12, Brooklyn Democratic voters seemed to base their selections for Civil Court judge primarily on gender; immune, apparently, to an ongoing squabble over the process for selecting the nominees, who are virtually guaranteed election in November given the borough's Democratic tilt.

Some states, like Colorado, [jokingly] describe their judicial selection process as merit - based, but there is no basis for that categorization.

Prior efforts gave similar powers to the Attorney General, but left the selection of the judge to the Supreme Court «upon the recommendation of the Chief Administrative Judge for that judicial circuit.»

(39) On an application for judicial review of the arbitrator's decision, no determination or selection that the arbitrator was required to make under subsection (29) shall be overturned unless the determination or selection was patently unreasonable.

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.

SB 305 of 2014 as pre-filed would change both the qualifications for those offices as well as how the merit selection commission (Judicial Nominating Board) functions.

HB 4665 Requires candidates for magistrates court to be screened by the judicial merit selection commission before they may be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate

Vermont's constitution requires that for judicial vacancies, the governor appoints «from a list of nominees presented by a judicial nominating body established by the General Assembly having authority to apply reasonable standards of selection.»

We advocate for the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan, which includes four steps:

HB 420 (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the judicial selection commission to publicly disclose its list of nominees for appointment to the office of the chief justice, supreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts, or district courts concurrently with its presentation of that list to the governor or the chief justice.

Billy Corriher is senior researcher at the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham, North Carolina, where his work includes a focus on judicial selection, voting rights, and the courts in North Carolina.

The proposed reform would amend Nevada law to provide for the appointment of judges by the Governor from a list of candidates selected by the Judicial Selection Commission, followed by retention elections whereby the electorate can choose to retain or remove those judges.

Week Ahead: More attempts to change judicial selection in KS; expanding AZ Supreme Court; increasing the mandatory retirement age for MD judges

They attack her for her involvement in efforts to remove the grotesque amounts of money now flooding into judicial elections — often from out - of - state corporate front groups - and supporting a Nevada voter initiative that would replace such a system with merit selection of judges.

According to Judge Burke, selection reform in Ohio is needed for three reasons: judicial elections may negatively impact public perceptions of...

Oklahoma Speaker puts forth judicial agenda: keep merit selection but change nominating commission, term limits but only for Court of Civil Appeals, mandatory retirement age for all appellate judges, several «placeholder» bills

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has long been an outspoken advocate for appointed judges, forming an organization after her retirement to promote The O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan.

All merit selection systems for judicial offices require that the commission that recommends names include a mix of lawyers and non-lawyers.

SB 2498 (Constitutional Amendment) Requires written notice of an appointment to the senate for advice and consent concurrent with the governor, judicial selection commission, or chief justice's making of the appointment.

SB 440 Amends or repeals approximately 70 statutes related to Judicial Branch operations including matters such as the appointment, compensation, duties, and qualifications of Judicial Branch personnel; the treatment of records, papers, and documents held by the Judicial Branch; the powers, duties, and selection of judges and justices; the delegation of certain roles and activities within the Judicial Branch; and budgeting procedures for district courts.

Trends to watch for in 2014 session: merit selection, retirement age, judicial salaries, retirement systems, int» l / sharia law use by state courts

AJS is also in the process of finding new homes for Judicature and AJS's internet accessible resource known as Judicial Selection in the States.

Reddick is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of judicial selection and judicial performance evaluation and has conducted training programs for members of judicial nominating commissions around the country.

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 theSelection 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 theselection») of judges, has been under attack in a number of states, and there seems to be a pattern to the attacks.

Week ahead: retention elections for NC appellate courts; Texas AG can get special 3 - judge courts to hear challenges to state laws; another TX interim study on judicial selection; broadcasting TN Supreme Court hearings online; mandate veterans courts in every CA Superior Court; guns in IL courthouses but not courtrooms

While judicial elections in which the governor nominates and the legislature approves candidates provides for clearer accountability, they do nothing to remove the politics from judicial selection.

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, has monitored judicial elections and other state court issues for almost two decades and published an extensive report last year about merit selection.

He is a past member of the Boston Bar Association Diversity Leadership Task Force, a past member of the US District Court Civil Justice Advisory Board, a past Chairman of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Merit Selection Panel and a past member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's Working Group on Practicing with Professionalism.

Similarly, if engaged at the time of judicial selection in a business activity, a new judge may, notwithstanding the prohibitions in Rule 3.11, continue in that activity for a reasonable period but in no event longer than one year.

Contemporary judicial selection concerns include the controversy over merit selection of judges vs. the election of judges, the need for judicial election reform, and the effect of the method of judicial selection on the number of minorities and women seated on the bench.

[3] Judges may participate in the process of judicial selection by cooperating with appointing authorities and screening committees, and by responding to inquiries from such entities concerning the professional qualifications of a person being considered for judicial office.

He was also nominated and serves on the Judicial Awards Selection Committee for the Dade County Bar Association.

Judges may participate in the process of judicial selection by cooperating with appointing authorities and screening committees seeking names for consideration and by responding to official inquiries concerning a person being considered for a judgeship.

And perhaps our judicial selection mechanism, which means that judges are recruited from the ranks of experienced litigators and legal academics, two professions which prize and help develop one's ability to articulate one's thinking, helps limit the risk that judges will give insincere but easy - to - state reasons for their decisions.

When a vacancy occurs before the expiration of any term of office in the Supreme Court or the court of appeals or among the district judges, the Governor shall appoint a justice or judge from among three nominees selected for such individual vacancy by the Commission on Judicial Selection.

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The General Assembly may provide by general law for the selection or appointment of special or emergency Superior Court Judges not selected for a particular judicial district.

Other proposals include: appointing an independent layperson, instead of a judge, to head the selection panels for the lord chief justice and the president of the Supreme Court; transferring the lord chancellor's judicial appointment powers below either the High Court or the Court of Appeal to the lord chief justice; and restricting judicial appointment commission involvement in selecting judicial office holders who do not require a legal qualification.

On the theme of diversity in Canadian legal institutions (see Omar Ha Redeye's excellent piece in Slaw yesterday), in the UK the Judicial Appointments Commission has just announced it will be running a selection exercise this summer by which it will recommend candidates for judicial appointments from «non-traditional» backJudicial Appointments Commission has just announced it will be running a selection exercise this summer by which it will recommend candidates for judicial appointments from «non-traditional» backjudicial appointments from «non-traditional» backgrounds.

On Monday, December 19, 2016, the Colorado State Judicial Branch announced the selection of three finalists for a vacancy on the Mesa County Court.