I mentioned back in January the effort in Florida to allow governors to replace a majority of the members of the state’s judicial nominating commissions. What made the provisions of HB 971 and the similar SB 1570 even more notable than the change to merit selection was their tying of the changes to changes in the state’s judicial retirement system, arguably to the advantage of judges recalled back into temporary service by the state’s chief justice.
Read more: http://gaveltogavel.us/site/2012/02/29/florida-house-ties-womenminority-law-student-scholarships-to-changes-to-state-merit-selection-system/
