Question

Describe how states using the Missouri Plan select their state supreme court justices.

Answer 1

States that are using the Missouri Plan use a specially appointed committee to review all candidates applying for judicial vacancy. This special committee reviews background, resume, and qualifications of all candidates, select the best qualified. They then forward the best qualified list to the governor to review the candidates and select the most qualified.

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Answer 2

Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission reviews candidates for a judicial vacancy. The commission then sends to the governor a list of candidates considered best qualified. The governor then has sixty days to select a candidate from the list.

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