Kansas City Star Talks Judicial Appointments

A political insider offers a worthwhile update that reminds us of the old days of political coverage.

This note isn't as flashy as the rest but it's important for locals to read no matter their political bend.

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"Voters in Kansas approved a constitutional amendment in 1958 establishing a merit-based selection process for appointment to the state’s supreme court. A nine-member Supreme Court Nominating Commission, having considered applicants, would recommend three finalists to the governor. The governor would appoint one of the three nominees to the court. Missouri and Kansas residents have been well served by these nonpartisan, merit-based judicial selection systems . . . It was disappointing to read in a recent story in The Kansas City Star that politicians in both states are looking at ways to do away with merit-based appointments."

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Don't let politicians fill the Kansas and Missouri supreme courts with partisan hacks | Opinion

The highest courts in both states are selected by a merit-based system, and voters get to decide whether to retain judges in elections.