This article analyzes the legislative changes in Florida's merit selection process, which gave the governor more influence in selecting not only judges but members
of the nominating commissions as well.
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of nominating commissions, as well as a useful forum for discussing challenges and potential solutions.
Florida has a commission - based judicial appointment process wherein the governor appoints all members
of the nominating commissions, with some of the governor's appointees come from candidate lists submitted by the Florida Bar.
Among the reforms that O'Connor put on the table were the creation
of a nominating commission to advise the governor in filling judicial...
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.
The court also concluded that the «special limited purpose»
of the nominating commission - selecting the most qualified candidates for judicial appointments for the governor's consideration - disproportionately impacts a definable group of constituents - the members of the Iowa bar - over other voters in the state.
More information about the vacancy and contact information for members
of the nominating commission may be found here.
In districts with populations of less than 35,000, at least four
of the nominating commission members must be non-attorneys.
Application forms may be obtained from the ex officio chair
of the nominating commission, Justice Gregory Hobbs, or may be downloaded from the State Judicial website.
Contact information for members
of the nominating commission is available here.
Applications are available from the ex officio chair
of the nominating commission, Justice Allison Eid.
For more information about the vacancy and contact information for members
of the nominating commission, click here.
Not exact matches
President Trump plans to
nominate J. Christopher Giancarlo as chairman
of Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
On April 16, 2018, the White House announced President Trump's intention to
nominate Dan Berkovitz to fill the fifth and final position as a commissioner
of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (CFTC).
Activist investor Carl Icahn plans to
nominate a slate
of directors for Oklahoma - based SandRidge Energy, he and various investment vehicles said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 4.
Showing its support for one
of the most popular fundraisers ever, the Idaho Potato
Commission's (IPC) Great Big Idaho Potato Truck
nominated the Florida Department
of Citrus, Washington Apples and Georgia Peaches to accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
After the close
of nominations in any district, the Returning Officer must, as soon as practicable, forward to the Electoral
Commission at Wellington the names
of the constituency candidates who have been
nominated under section 143 and who have not withdrawn their nominations.
The Electoral
Commission must not accept the nomination
of a candidate listed on a bulk nomination schedule in any case where a Returning Officer would be required to reject the nomination
of that candidate under section 145 (2) if the candidate had been
nominated under section 143; and the provisions
of subsections (2) to (5)
of section 145 apply accordingly with all necessary modifications.
the secretary
of the party must lodge with the Electoral
Commission, by noon on nomination day, a deposit (in the form
of money, a bank draft, or a bank cheque)
of the amount payable under section 146F (1) for a constituency candidate
nominated in a bulk nomination schedule, unless the Electoral
Commission holds the amount
of the deposit paid under section 146F (1) in respect
of the candidate whose nomination was withdrawn or (as the case may be) who died or became incapacitated.
The secretary
of a party may
nominate its candidates under this section by lodging, with the Electoral
Commission, a single bulk nomination schedule on a form provided by the Electoral
Commission.
Subject to subsection (2), the Electoral
Commission shall, at the request
of any person, make available for public inspection, under the supervision
of the Electoral
Commission or person
nominated by the Electoral
Commission, at any meeting or hui --
Subject to the concurrence
of the Electoral
Commission, the Returning Officer shall not accept the nomination
of any constituency candidate if the Returning Officer is not satisfied, by such evidence (if any) as the Returning Officer requires, that the name under which the candidate is
nominated is --
The House
of Lords Appointments
Commission was established in 2000 to check the suitability
of those
nominated for an honour.
-LSB-...] For a
nominated ambassador to the EU to receive accreditation as head
of a mission in Brussels, that person requires the approval
of the
commission and the European council along with the member states and the European External Action Service, which is akin to a foreign office.
Publication
of the list was delayed and stories began to appear in the press stating that the
Commission had concerns about some
of those
nominated on grounds
of their large donations to political parties.
A small number
of non-party peers are
nominated by the independent House
of Lords Appointments
Commission, while 26 Bishops and 87 hereditary peers make up the remainder.
In March 2006, several men
nominated for life peerages by then Prime Minister Tony Blair [1] were rejected by the House
of Lords Appointments
Commission.
Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders
of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of each chamber
of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of the state legislature from a list
of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of 25 candidates
nominated by the state
commission on appellate court appointments.
The
Commission, or the High Representative
of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy where the agreement envisaged relates exclusively or principally to the common foreign and security policy, shall submit recommendations to the Council, which shall adopt a decision authorising the opening
of negotiations and, depending on the subject
of the agreement envisaged,
nominating the Union negotiator or the head
of the Union's negotiating team.
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.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences
Commission has arraigned one
of the men recently
nominated by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to the board
of the ICPC.
Janet DiFiore,
nominated to become New York's next chief judge, was the original chairwoman
of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's much - maligned ethics
commission.
Senate redistricting
commission: The state committee
of each major political party
nominates 10 members to the
commission, for a total
of 20 nominees.
House redistricting
commission: The congressional district committee
of each major political party
nominates two members per congressional district, for a total
of 32 nominees.
«Rick received a letter from the New York State
Commission on Public Integrity informing him that he must file a financial disclosure statement «within seven days after the last day allowed by law for the filing
of independent
nominating petitions.»»
Of the candidates sent to Cuomo by the judicial
nominating commission, two are openly LGBT: Appellate Judge Paul Feinman and Appellate Judge Rosalyn Richter.
A
commission set up to help reform the Democratic presidential
nominating process has voted to restrict the number
of superdelegates as part
of a slew
of changes.
The judicial
nominating commission has approved seven names for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to select from to replace the late Sheila Abdus - Salaam on the Court
of Appeals.
Moreover the appointment is complicated by the reported preference
of the newly confirmed
Commission President José Manuel Barroso that the UK continues to
nominate a woman, for reasons
of overall gender balance.
EU leaders in Brussels have
nominated former Luxembourg PM Jean - Claude Juncker to be president
of the European
Commission, in a blow to the UK.
Based on a combination
of official campaign fundraising reports filed with the Federal Elections
Commission and
nominating petitions on file with the state board
of elections in Albany, Antonio Delgado
of Rhinebeck is leading the Democratic pack in the race in the 19th congressional district, closely followed by Brian Flynn
of Elka Park, Greene County.
Degnan has made replacing the bus terminal a priority
of his since he was
nominated to the Port's chairmanship in 2014 — two years before the New Jersey legislature confirmed his son, New Jersey's former State
Commission of Investigation director, as state comptroller.
In the recent European elections, the leading parties tried to reproduce this by
nominating candidates for the post
of President
of the
Commission, claiming that the one with the most seats should get the job.
Juncker has told all EU leaders that they will increase their chances
of securing a large portfolio in his
commission if they
nominate a woman, a point reinforced on Sunday on Sky News by Viviane Reding, until recently the Luxembourg commissioner.
The prime minister may have to work hard to persuade Juncker to hand Britain one
of the main economic portfolios — trade, internal market, competition or energy — because the incoming European
commission president had said he would like EU leaders to
nominate women candidates.
New York City Councilwoman Helen Foster,
nominated by Cuomo to head the state's Human Rights
Commission, had the worst attendance record
of any council member and flunked the bar exam several times, the Post's Fred Dicker reports: http://bit.ly/19b7g2L Continue reading →
The
commission said it would publish Electoral Officers
of persons
nominated and issue Notice
of Polls next week Tuesday.
Malloy said Stanley hopes to schedule a meeting
of the town board and the police
commission later this month in order to
nominate a successor to McGrath.
King was
nominated seven times as Commissioner
of the International Boundary
Commission between 1892 and 1908, and he thus helped establish the Canadian - American border.
June 27, 2014 • U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron was furious when EU leaders voted to
nominate Jean - Claude Juncker as head
of the European
Commission.