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Through this plan, judges at the circuit courts are selected by a five-person commission of lawyers, lay people appointed by the governor and the Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals ...
She served as a judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 2020 to 2023 and as chief judge July to September in 2023. In 2024, she voted against allowing the initiative to legalize abortion and women's reproductive rights to appear on state-wide ballots for the November 2024 election. She was part of the dissenting opinion in the 4-3 ruling.
The Missouri Plan (originally the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, also known as the merit plan, or some variation) is a method for the selection of judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940 and has been adopted by many states of the United States. Similar methods are used in some other countries. Under the Plan, a non-partisan commission ...
The judges rotate the two-year term of Chief Justice among themselves. The Chief Justice is Constitutionally empowered to preside over the court and to be the "chief administrative officer" of the state judicial system. [7] The current Chief Justice is Mary Rhodes Russell, whose term began July 1, 2023 and will serve until June 30, 2025. [8]
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Ginger Gooch, judge on the Southern District Court of Appeals in Springfield, is among three candidates for the Missouri Supreme Court vacancy.
In 1890 the number of judges was increased to seven, which is still the standard. Only the Chief Justice is referred to as "justice" while other members are referred to as "judge." The chief justice is typically elected to a two-year term on a rotating basis by a vote of the Supreme Court judges. [1]
“The law is the law. There’s no gender to it. And whoever’s in those positions, it’s about enforcing and interpreting the law the way it’s written,” Parson said Monday.