ABOUT US

Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts is a broad-based coalition of organizations and individuals devoted to protecting Missouri courts from attacks by a small group of politicians and special interest groups and preserving the Missouri nonpartisan court plan.

Missourians depend on fair and impartial courts to provide stable and rational resolution of disputes, protect property and economic interests, and, when needed, protect people from the overreaching of government. Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts advocates for the courts to remain accountable to the constitution and the laws of the state-- not political pressure and special interests.

In 1940, Missouri voters chose to put a stop to political control of their courts. In approving the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan, they ensured judges would be appointed based on merit- not political connections- and would be kept in office only by voter approval. The Missouri Plan is a model that has been used in more than thirty states and should be preserved in Missouri to prevent politics from taking over the courts.