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Oct 30, 2024 · As I travel to various parts of our state, people often ask me to explain Missouri’s method of selecting judges. In a nutshell, I tell them this: Back in the 1930s, the public became concerned about the increasing role of politics, money and outside influence in judicial selection and judicial decision-making.
The committee reviewed the performance of 71 judges, including two Supreme Court of Missouri judges, 10 Court of Appeals judges, 34 circuit court judges, and 25 associate circuit court judges in circuits where the judges are appointed under the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan.
The primary analysis would need to focus on a dispassionate understanding of whether the judge adheres to the laws of the state of Missouri. If we approve of a given case’s outcome because of “judicial activism,” it would still be inappropriate, and the judge should be admonished. Similarly, if we are unhappy with a case’s outcome that ...
Oct 4, 2024 · Missouri judge elections this year. Below, find guides on the some of the Missouri judges running in retention and re-election races, from the KC Voter Guide.
- Rachel Lippmann
Oct 24, 2024 · This year, we have 24 judges to choose to retain on the November 5th ballot. The Missouri Plan for retaining judges is supposed to be non-partisan. As a result, it is very. difficult to determine if you support the way a judge rules in court.
Missouri has more than 400 judges and commissioners. There are seven Supreme Court judges and 32 appellate judges on the three geographic districts of the intermediate court of appeals (the Missouri Court of Appeals). In the trial courts throughout the state, there are more than 140 circuit judges, nearly 200 associate circuit judges and more ...
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Missouri is one of eight states that use partisan elections to initially select judges and then use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here .
