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AJS Judicial Selection Materials
Judicial Merit Selection: Current Status is a set
of tables that provide detailed
information about merit selection provisions in states with "merit selection" of judges, or appointment through
nominating commissions.
Judicial
Selection in the United States: A Special Report describes the historical evolution of judicial
selection in the United States.
Judicial
Selection in the States: Appellate and General
Jurisdiction Courts is a set of tables that
provide basic information about the initial
selection and subsequent retention of state judges. Below are links
to the individual tables.
Summary of Initial
Selection Methods
Initial Selection: Trial Courts
of General Jurisdiction
Initial Selection: Intermediate
Appellate Courts
Initial Selection: Courts of Last Resort
Initial Selection,
Retention, and Term Length
Judicial Selection
Reform: Examples from Six States
examines
successful judicial selection reform efforts in six states,
discussing the nature of each reform and its implementation in
other states, the events that provided the impetus for reform,
and the actors who were instrumental in bringing about the
reform.
Merit Selection: A Review of the Social Scientific
Literature synthesizes existing social science research on
merit selection. [Cite as: Malia Reddick, Merit Selection: A
Review of the Social Scientific Literature, 106
Dick. L. Rev. 729 (2002)]
Merit Selection:
The Best Way to Choose the Best Judges
describes the merit selection
process and its advantages over other methods of judicial
selection.
Model Merit
Selection Plan in Theory and in Practice is a schematic of
the phases of AJS's model merit selection plan.
Model Judicial Selection Provisions revised 1994.
The Continuing Effort to
Create Nonpartisan Judiciaries in the State Courts by Robert
W. Bergstrom
Judicial nominating commissions have
been described as "the cornerstone of the merit selection plan." The revised and updated Handbook
for Judicial Nominating Commissioners, 2nd Edition, leads
commissioners step-by-step through the commission process--from
getting organized, to establishing evaluative criteria, to
publicizing the judicial vacancy, to investigating and screening
applicants, to interviewing, to voting and submitting names to the
appointing authority. Two expanded chapters address specific
commission ethics considerations and privacy and confidentiality
concerns. Below are links to handbook chapters.
Chapter
1: Commission Ethics
Chapter 2:
Confidentiality and Privacy
Chapter 3: The
Organizational Meeting
Chapter 4: Notice
of Vacancy and Recruitment
Chapter 5:
Evaluative Criteria
Chapter 6:
Screening and Investigation
Chapter 7:
Interviewing and Candidates
Chapter 8: Voting
and Submitting Names of Nominees
Institute
for Judicial Nominating Commissioners Facilitator’s Guide
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