Growing in Popularity and Use Is the "Missouri Plan" for Selecting

question 49

Multiple Choice

Growing in popularity and use is the "Missouri Plan" for selecting judges at the state level. What are the steps in this process?

• A) A non-partisan commission appoints the judge, and after a two-year trial service the governor may be appointed for life.
• B) A judge is appointed by the governor through a partisan process but later must run for reelection as a nonpartisan candidate.
• C) A judicial nominating committee chooses three judicial candidates based on merit; the governor appoints one from the list, and after two years the judge stands for election by the voters.
• D) The state supreme court convenes a committee comprised of three of its justices, who then choose the new judge based on merit issues.
• E) The legislature chooses the judge by a three-fourths vote and the judge is then appointed for a life term.

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