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The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by many states of the United States. Similar methods are used in some other countries.
In addition to issuing legal decisions, the Supreme Court supervises the lower state courts with the assistance of the Office of State Courts Administrator ("OSCA"). [2] OSCA oversees court programs, provides technical assistance, manages the budget of the state's judicial branch, and conducts educational programs.
Under the Missouri Plan, judges were to be nominated by a council of lawyers and laypersons. A list of candidates would then go to the governor, who would choose a candidate. It was noted that the Missouri Plan needed a form of public accountability so it was decided that, after an election cycle had passed, the judicial candidate would be ...
A series of rulings announced by the UMC Judicial Council for its fall docket of cases is the latest major development in an eventful year for the nation’s largest mainline Protestant denomination.
A judicial nominating commission (also judicial nominating committee, judicial nominating board) in the United States, is a body used by some U.S. states to recommend or select potential justices and judges for appointments by state governments.
The Missouri Constitution provides for the Circuit Courts in Article V, Judicial Department. [1]Section 14: Circuit courts – jurisdiction – sessions. (a) The circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction over all cases and matters, civil and criminal.
Bill Belichick’s girlfriend is showing up for her man!. During the Dec. 12 event introducing him as a member of Tar Heel nation as the new head football coach of UNC-Chapel Hill, Belichick’s ...
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges.To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and have served at least 10 years, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at least 80 years. [1]