Justice
The League of Women Voters is where hands on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement.
Judicial System
Support of a flexible unified system of courts under the Supreme Court.
Support of the Nonpartisan Court Plan and an improved system of selection, tenure and retirement of judges.
Resources
http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=297
Your Missouri Courts –comprehensive site explains the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, a model for several other states.
http://www.mobar.org/81a9785d-c049-411d-bdd5-816ffe26a2a6.aspx
The Missouri Bar’s website that explains the history of Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan. The bar association notes that since 1980, 17 states have moved away from elections or have developed a process that involves a wide variety of individuals who nominate and appoint the justices. More than 30 states have adopted the Missouri judicial system.
http://law.missouri.edu/lawreview/docs/72-1/Blackmar.pdf
History of the Nonpartisan Court Plan from 1942 to 2005, by Charles B. Blackmar, who served on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1982 to 1992.
http://www.firedupmissouri.com/crc_public_relations_swift_
boats_missouri_nonpartisan_court_plan
Alexandria, Va., PR firm hired to do away with Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan. The firm gained notoriety for their Swift Boat ads targeting then presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry.
http://www.umsl.edu/~iwpl/judicial/judicial_main.html
Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life has produced a booklet containing gender and race statistics for all the courts in the Missouri Nonpartisan court plan. The Sue Shear Institute, named for Missouri State Rep. Sue Shear, was formed to encourage women to participate in public policy leadership activities. The mission statement notes that although women are a majority of the population, the voters and current college graduates, they are minority participants at every level of public policy leadership.
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