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03-25-2008 |
The Missouri House Committee on General Laws will be considering two bills THIS WEEK that would weaken the Missouri nonpartisan court plan, which ensures fair and impartial courts.
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01-30-2008 |
A small group of individuals, hiding behind the name, Better Courts for Missouri, claim to be a "coalition of Missourians from all walks of life." As with the Adam Smith Foundation, there is no evidence of members of this so-called coalition or who is affiliated with the organization. Anyone can put up a website and claim to be a "coalition," but to be credible, the names of the individuals and organizations standing behind it should be released. If the individuals promoting this so-called coalition really want what’s best for Missouri’s courts, then why the shroud of secrecy?
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11-09-2007 |
Jefferson City — St. Louis attorney William Placke’s plan to undermine the Missouri Non Partisan Court Plan for choosing judges is being circulated in an attempt to convince voters that the Plan denies them input to the judicial selection and retention process.
“This revamping of the plan in the guise of giving the public more involvement in the process is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” said Chip Robertson, former chief justice and spokesman of Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts. “We believe Mr. Placke’s plan would do more to inject politics into the process than the proposals put forth during the last legislative session would have.
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10-30-2007 |
Following a summer fraught with criticism of the method by which a slot on Missouri’s Supreme Court would be filled, six former chief justices of the Court have joined an organization formed to protect Missouri’s nonpartisan court plan and preserve the independence of the judiciary.
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09-07-2007 |
Chip Robertson: "Gov. Blunt has demonstrated his allegiance to the Missouri constitution and to Missouri’s 70-year history of leading the nation in selecting judges according to a nonpartisan selection method. The Governor took an oath to uphold the Missouri constitution and he has upheld that oath by selecting one of the Supreme Court nominees from a panel put forth by the Appellate Judicial Commission."
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08-24-2007 |
Jefferson City -- Radio ads sponsored by Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts began airing today in media markets throughout the state.
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07-26-2007 |
(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) — Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts applauds the Appellate Judicial Commission for sending Governor Blunt a balanced panel of three outstanding candidates for the vacancy on the Missouri Supreme Court.
“The Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan provides a balanced approach to the selection of our judges by keeping politics and special interest influence out of the process. The diverse and well-qualified panel put forth by the Appellate Judicial Commission — who is charged with selecting a panel of three for the Governor to choose from — demonstrates the process is working,” said Edward D. “Chip” Robertson Jr., former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice.
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