Final answer:
The Missouri system, also known as merit selection, is a method where the governor appoints judges from a list provided by a legal screening committee.
Step-by-step explanation:
Also known as the Missouri system, merit selection is a method of judicial selection by which the governor of a given state appoints judges from a list submitted by a screening committee of legal officials.
This system is designed to reduce political influence by having a non-partisan committee of legal professionals nominate candidates for the governor to consider.
While this contrasts with the federal level selection where the president nominates federal judges, including members of the United States Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, with advice and consent from Congress, both methods strive to appoint qualified individuals to serve on the judiciary.
At the states' level different methods exist, for example, in Michigan state judges are elected, but when there's a vacancy, the governor can appoint a replacement.