I recently learned of an initiative petition that would change our judicial selection system to allow Missourians to vote justices in or out of office through normal elections; this idea has merit. We already elect judges at the local level here in Boone County; this allows us to have the opportunity to put the people in the system that will do the best job on the court. Extending the election process to the appellate level seems logical.
LETTER: Initiative petition would bring improvement, transparency to Missouri courts
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 10:01 a.m. CDT
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