judge selection

For the last 80 years, Missouri has put the retention of appellate court judges on the ballot under the Missouri Plan, or the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan, to combat partisanship in the courts.

A ballot measure that would change the way judges are selected for the Missouri Supreme Court and Appellate Courts is drawing criticism. Speaking to a…

Defenders of Missouri's method of selecting appellate judges are fighting a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the system.Judges on the…