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MO SJR41

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/4/2012

Primary Sponsor

Jim Lembke

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases Missouri Supreme Court from seven to nine judges, with one at-large judge appointed by the governor and eight judges elected by congressional districts beginning in 2014.

  • Changes associate circuit judges statewide to be elected in their counties rather than appointed through a nonpartisan commission in certain circuits.

  • Requires court of appeals and circuit judges to be elected by their respective districts and circuits at general elections.

  • Terminates all sitting supreme court judges on January 14, 2015, and requires the governor to appoint an at-large judge by September 10, 2014, subject to senate confirmation.

  • Mandates that all judicial candidates be nonpartisan with no political party identification or affiliation.

Legislative Description

Provides for election of certain judges and appointment by Governor of a Supreme Court judge

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

1/12/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence1/12/2012

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