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16th Circuit panel selection moved up

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission will select a second panel of candidates for a Jackson County circuit judgeship on April 14.

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Change to court plan filed in House

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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This year’s battle over the Nonpartisan Court Plan is under way.

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Court plan supporters say judicial election proposal unlikely to make ballot

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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A group that favors the status quo in judicial selection says opponents who want Missouri to adopt partisan election of judges fell short in collecting signatures. The Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts Action Fund got copies of the signature pages through a Sunshine Law request to the Secretary of State’s Office. The group released [...]

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So we meet again

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Gov. Jay Nixon recognized a lot of familiar faces tonight when he scanned a crowd of Kansas City lawyers.

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Judge dissolves order against court plan group, fight not over

Friday, April 16, 2010

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A temporary restraining order briefly granted against a group that supports Missouri’s current method of judicial appointment has been dissolved. On Thursday, a St. Charles County circuit judge granted the temporary order against the Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts Action Fund. Its treasurer is attorney and former Supreme Court Judge Edward “Chip” Robertson Jr. [...]

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Supreme Court will release names of more judicial applicants

Monday, December 14, 2009

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For the first time, the Missouri Supreme Court will release the names of those interviewed for judicial vacancies in the courts falling under the Nonpartisan Court Plan. The high court announced today it will release the names of every applicant called in to interview for a circuit court or appellate court bench. The Supreme Court [...]

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Court plan repeal effort challenged in court

Monday, November 23, 2009

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 In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, by activist James Harris, would require the state’s appellate court and metropolitan-area circuit court judges [...]

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New court plan amendment language OK’d for signatures

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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An amendment to move Missouri to direct judicial elections statewide has been approved to begin gathering voters’ signatures. The secretary of state’s office this afternoon said it approved the ballot summary and the cost estimate for the latest version of a proposed constitutional change brought by those who want to undo the current judicial selection [...]

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Martin to challenge Carnahan in 2010

Thursday, October 1, 2009

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Ed Martin, St. Louis attorney and chief of staff to ex-Gov. Matt Blunt, announced Wednesday that he is running for Congress. A Republican, Martin is running in the 3rd Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Russ Carnahan, who is seeking his fourth term in November 2010. The district includes parts of St. Louis City, St. [...]

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Lawyer lawmakers expect court plan fight to move to citizen drive

Friday, September 25, 2009

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The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee told a roomful of lawyers that he expects the House next year won’t give floor time to an amendment to change the Nonpartisan Court Plan. Rep. Bryan Stevenson, R-Joplin, and other lawyer legislators expect the fight to shift instead to an initiative petition drive. The secretary of state’s [...]

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