selection

A former chair of a selection panel that advises the lord chancellor on silks is the nominated candidate to lead the selection body for judicial appointments, the Ministry of Justice announced today. Helen Pitcher OBE, currently chair of…

By WIN GRUENING Based on preliminary election results, it appears Alaskan voters will reject once again holding a state constitutional convention. That doesn't mean the reasons many voters favored the idea were invalid. A flood of…

Based on preliminary election results, it appears Alaskan voters will reject once again holding a state constitutional convention. That doesn't mean the reasons many voters favored the idea were invalid. A flood of outside dark money…

(CN) — Sixty years ago this June Iowa voters amended Iowa's state Constitution to replace the partisan election of judges with a merit selection process modeled on the “Missouri Plan.” Iowa's merit selection process remained unchanged…

Upper and Lower Bounds on Judicial Selection During President Biden's Current Term Two notable factors limit Biden's judicial appointments: the number of…

There is no direct evidence that a controversial selection process for recruiting judges is discriminatory, an independent review has concluded - however, the findings reveal worrying inconsistencies that will fuel widespread concerns that…

DAMNING VERDICT: There are claims of bullying, discrimination and systemic racism in the way judges are appointed and promoted, according to experts (Photo…

- The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is nominating three candidates to fill a vacancy in Minnesota's Third Judicial District. The vacancy is retiring following the…

The results of an independent review sparked by allegations that the Judicial Appointments Commission failed to clear so-called "secrets" will be released early next year, the Gazette said. JAC chair Lord Kakkar told the House of Commons…

In their lawsuit against the Lake County judicial selection, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott joined the City of Hammond on Friday on a motion to prevent the Lake County Judiciary Nominations Board from making the trial open a…