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  2. Missouri Plan - Wikipedia

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    For the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the Appellate Judicial Commission makes the selection. It is composed of three lawyers elected by members of the Missouri Bar (the organization of all lawyers licensed in this state), three citizens selected by the governor, and the chief justice , who serves as chair.

  3. Judiciary - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court Building houses the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.. The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.

  4. Supreme Court of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    There are seven Justices on the court, who are elected to six-year terms in officially nonpartisan elections and who are not subject to term limits, which were rejected by voters in 1996. [4] The Governor appoints Justices in the case of a vacancy. The most senior justice becomes Chief Justice for a two-year term. [2]

  5. 4 candidates vying for 2 seats on Michigan Supreme Court in ...

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    Tucked away on the nonpartisan section of the Nov. 5 ballot are elections for two seats on the Michigan Supreme Court. The outcome of those races will determine if Democrats retain their majority ...

  6. Judicial independence - Wikipedia

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    The common law provides similar protections and disabilities for Supreme Court judges. The Chief Justice and other Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President of Singapore acting on the advice of the Cabinet of Singapore. The President must consult the Chief Justice when appointing other judges, and may exercise personal discretion to ...

  7. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the New York judge who oversaw his hush money trial as "biased" and a "radical partisan" for refusing to toss out the case.

  8. Jurisdiction stripping - Wikipedia

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    In United States law, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction) is the limiting or reducing of a court's jurisdiction by Congress through its constitutional authority to determine the jurisdiction of federal courts and to exclude or remove federal cases from state courts.

  9. Justice of the peace - Wikipedia

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    Town justice courts are often called town courts, and village justice courts are often called village courts. City courts in New York State handle mostly the same types of cases but are not justice courts. The official title for judges in justice courts is justice, the same as in New York Supreme Court. However, in common usage, most people ...