The Missouri Plan

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This paper discusses how historically, the selection of judges in the United States has been accomplished by several means. Judges have been appointed by governors or legislators voted into office through a general election or recommended for appointment by a panel and then appointed by a governor. The paper reviews the Missouri Plan which calls for the third method of seating a judge and it has been adopted by other states that have used Missouri ideology in enacting the law.

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" Many within society view the Missouri Plan as a method of ending corruption in the judiciary, while others see it as a law that allows judges to have uncontrolled power over the people. However, history has also indicated that elected judges that are directly tied to political parties function more as politicians that directly decide the fate of people, rather than neutral figures interpreting the law. "

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