NCJ Number
15026
Date Published
Unknown
Length
11 pages
Annotation
PAMPHLET CRITICIZING THE CURRENT METHOD OF JUDGE APPOINTMENT BY STATE GOVERNORS OR LEGISLATURE AS BEING UNDULY INFLUENCED BY POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Abstract
AN ALTERNATIVE, THE 'MISSOURI PLAN, ' IS SUGGESTED. THIS METHOD ASSURES NON-POLITICAL, QUALIFIED APPOINTEES SINCE APPOINTMENTS MUST BE MADE FROM A LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR OR THE LEGISLATURE BY A NOMINATING COMMISSION OF LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND LAYMEN.