Sentences with phrase «nominating commission»

The members appointed to the Nineteenth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for terms expiring December 31, 2017, are:

Pennsylvania: Hearing on merit selection plan set for today, membership of nominating commission unclear UPDATE: Vote delayed

On February 2, 2016, the Seventh Judicial District Nominating Commission announced its selection of three nominees for appointment to the Seventh Judicial District Court to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. Jeff B. Herron, effective March 1, 2016.

The member appointed to the Fourteenth Judicial District Judicial Nominating Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2017, is:

This month, IAALS released a set of recommendations for the conduct of judicial nominating commission members.

He was an elected member of the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission for two consecutive terms, having been elected by mail ballot of the lawyers in the Second Congressional District.

With the judicial nominating commission as the initial and, indeed, essential component of the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan, the Quality Judges Initiative has undertaken extensive work in this area in the last few years.

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

The Supreme Court Nominating Commission comprises one attorney and one non-attorney member from each of Colorado's seven judicial congressional districts, with one additional non-attorney member.

At the same time, Florida legislators have focused on giving the governor greater discretion in selecting members of the state's nominating commissions by eliminating tenure protections.

The 2016 legislative sessions have seen a new trend — a proposed requirement that nominating commissions submit to the appointing authority (usually the governor) the names of all applicants who meet the constitutional and statutory qualifications for serving as a judge.

The Supreme Court Nominating Commission selects applicants for nomination to the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Court of Appeals.

He will be required to choose from among candidates screened by a new 25 - member School Board Nominating Commission.

Diverse people appointed to judicial nominating commissions need to be assertive and vocal.

In 2016, IAALS organized a JNC Network made up of nominating commission chairs, members, and staff around the country.

Rhode Island: bill requires Judicial Nominating Commission name at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy

There has been no attempt to change this from nonpartisan to partisan, although several bills were introduced to change the nonpartisan races to gubernatorial appointment from a judicial nominating commission list and yes / no retention elections.

HCR 5013 (Constitutional Amendment) Changes Supreme Court nominating commission membership: 4 members chosen by election of bar members (one per congressional district); 5 members chosen by governor (one per congressional district + 1 statewide to serve as chair); 6 members chosen by legislature (2 House Speaker; 1 House Minority Leader; 2 Senate President; 1 Senate Minority Leader).

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She then went after Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, the leading Republican gubernatorial candidate, for having voted for an unbuilt nuclear power plant while he was in Congress, and then go after likely Republican gubernatorial candidate House Speaker Richard Corcoran for appointing to the PSC nominating commission.

Judges of the state Supreme Court and the three - district Court of Appeals are now appointed by the governor from slates of finalists forwarded by special nominating commissions.

The chairperson [of the judicial nominating commission] shall make the name of each person whose nomination is accepted available to the public whenever the commission stops accepting nominations for such appointment, but not less than 10 days prior to submitting the names of nominees to the governor.

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

The 20 lawyers Gov. Nathan Deal named in his first week in office to serve on the Judicial Nominating Commission draw on diverse practices and regions of the state.

We began with a detailed report on why states adopted merit selection in the first place, how the structure and operation of nominating commissions differ across the country, and what some of the best practices appear to be in building public trust in the process.

Until July of 2013, a statutorily - authorized judicial nominating commission advised the governor in appointing judges, and legislative approval was not required.

Oklahoma: Senate approves plan to put Judicial Nominating Commission under Open Meetings Law, Kansas Senate approved similar proposal in 2015

In 33 states and the District of Columbia, judicial nominating commissions play a part in selecting at least some judges.

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.

Most recently, in consultation with a working group of judges, lawyer and non-lawyer nominating commission members, and commission staffers, we developed model rules with accompanying commentary that address the ethical responsibilities and obligations of judicial nominating commissioners.

Florida: Plan to take power to name some Judicial Nominating Commissions seats from governor and give to legislative leaders advances

The Supreme Court Nominating Commission consists of one attorney and one non-attorney from each of Colorado's seven congressional districts, plus one at large member who is not an attorney.

Judicial nominating commissions review applications for judicial vacancies in their district and select nominees for appointment by the governor.

If not retained in office, the Justice will be replaced through the Judicial Nominating Commission system.

Should the bills pass, the governor would select judges from a recommended list of qualified candidates provided by a Judicial Nominating Commission instead of forcing judges to run for election.

Judicial nominating commissions screen candidates for judgeships in many local jurisdictions and for some federal judgeships.

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.

On Wednesday, June 16, 2016, the Colorado State Judicial Branch announced that the Twenty - First Judicial District Nominating Commission selected three finalists for a vacancy on the District Court, occasioned by the retirement of Hon. David A. Bottger, effective August 12, 2016.

Following the defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have given the governor greater authority in appointing nominating commission members and more discretion in selecting judges, supporters of the measure vowed to «regroup and move forward with something more aggressive» for 2014.

Each of Colorado's 22 judicial districts has a judicial nominating commission comprised of seven members — four non-attorneys and three attorneys, of whom no more than four may be from the same political party.

A judicial nominating commission selected four lawyers Monday as finalists to fill the vacancy on the Nebraska Supreme Court created by the sudden resignation of Judge Max Kelch.

Creates Local School Councils, subdistrict councils, School Board Nominating Commission, and Mayor - appointed interim board.

Finally, diverse people appointed to judicial nominating commissions need to be assertive and vocal.

Rhode Island: bill requiring Judicial Nominating Commission name at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy stalls in committee

Judicial Nominating Commission announces nominees for judgeship in Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties

An Appellate Court Nominating Commission would be created made up of 13 members (8 bar members, 5 non-bar members)

Widespread use of nominating commissions wouldn't be a cure - all for the deep - seated conflicts over selection of federal judges, says Harvey I. Saferstein, the committee member who will introduce the recommendation in the House.