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Selection Snapshots

Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Urges Fellow Candidates to Share Political Views
Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Urges Fellow Candidates to Share Political Views
Two candidates have filed to challenge Justice Pat Roggensack’s bid for another six-year term on the Wisconsin high court. One of those candidates has encouraged his opponents to discuss their party affiliation and how they would rule on hot-button issues with voters, despite the fact that Wisconsin judicial elections are officially nonpartisan.
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Kansas Bar Association Endorses “4-5-6” Structure for Nominating Commission
Kansas Bar Association Endorses “4-5-6” Structure for Nominating Commission
In response to anticipated legislative proposals to alter the process for selecting the state’s appellate judges, with the most prominent being the discontinuance of the judicial nominating commission and the addition of senate confirmation, the Kansas Bar Association endorsed a plan to restructure the nominating commission.
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Michigan Governor Urged to Follow Task Force Recommendation
Michigan Governor Urged to Follow Task Force Recommendation
With Justice Diane Hathaway resigning in the face of serious ethics charges, some are urging Governor Rick Snyder to follow a task force’s recommendations in appointing Hathaway’s successor on the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Governor Malloy Strives to Diversify Connecticut High Court
Governor Malloy Strives to Diversify Connecticut High Court
In recent weeks, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has made significant strides toward diversifying the state supreme court, nominating the court’s first Hispanic justice and first openly gay justice.
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New North Carolina Governor Formally Ends Judicial Nominating Commission
New North Carolina Governor Formally Ends Judicial Nominating Commission
In his first news conference, new Republican Governor Pat McCrory rescinded the executive order enacted by his predecessor, Democratic Governor Bev Perdue, creating a judicial nominating commission for filling midterm vacancies on the state’s courts.
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Governors in Elective States Take Divergent Approaches to Filling Midterm Vacancies
Governors in Elective States Take Divergent Approaches to Filling Midterm Vacancies
In most states that elect their judges, vacancies that arise between elections are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Some governors opt to use an advisory panel in making these appointments, while others have opted not to seek the assistance of such committees.
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Kansas Attorneys Open to Changes in Makeup of Nominating Commission
Kansas Attorneys Open to Changes in Makeup of Nominating Commission
Conservative lawmakers are expected to pursue a change in the process for selecting Kansas’ appellate judges in 2013. Critics of the current process believe that lawyers have too much control, with five of the nine members of the judicial nominating commission elected by the state bar association.
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Illinois Senator Activates Screening Committee for Federal Judicial Vacancy
Illinois Senator Activates Screening Committee for Federal Judicial Vacancy
Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk each authorize a nonpartisan screening committee to evaluate applicants for district court vacancies and make recommendations as to the best qualified. With four open seats in Illinois and only one nomination pending, Senator Kirk recently reactivated his 14-person committee.
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Poll: Tennesseeans Favor Electing Supreme Court Justices
Poll: Tennesseeans Favor Electing Supreme Court Justices
According to results of a recent Vanderbilt University poll, 44 percent of Tennessee voters want to elect supreme court justices, while 28 percent believe the governor should continue to appoint them. The legislature is expected to pursue changes to the process for selecting judges in 2013.
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Gov. Christie Nominates Two for Supreme Court
Gov. Christie Nominates Two for Supreme Court
Governor Chris Christie submitted nominees for two New Jersey supreme court vacancies to the senate. One of the nominees is a sitting superior court judge and, if confirmed, would be the first Asian American justice on the court; the other nominee is the director of the board of public utilities.
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