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I.C.C8.
Judges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the position of judges? | They have power. |
| What are the types of judicial selection? | Executive appointment, election, and merit selection. |
| What is the process for federal selection? | The president nominates and the Senate confirms. |
| How does state selection work for executive appointments? | Gubernatorial appointment: governor selects. |
| What are the types of state selection elections? | Partisan v. Nonpartisan and legislative elections. |
| What is the merit selection/ Missouri plan? | The way a judge is selected, through a commission forming a list, a governor selecting from the list, and voters deciding whether the judge should remain in office. |
| How is someone in the state judicial power removed by legislature? | Impeachmetn and convction. |
| How is someone in the state judicial power recalled through election? | Voters decided through referendum whether to remove judge. |
| What is a state judicial commission and what do they do? | Commissions investigate and make recommendations. |
| What does the state supreme court determine? | They determine what to do, public/private warning/censure, reprimand, and removal. |
| How can someone on the federal judicial be removed? | They can be impeached by house of representatives, or through trial & conviction by senate. |
| What is recusal? | A judge withdrawing from case due to lack of impartiality. |