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Iowa lawmakers to reconsider judge-selection process

By ADF Alliance Alert

One News Now: State Representative Dwayne Alons submitted two bills to change the system. "The first one would be to do more of a selection process like the federal model," he describes, "where the governor would select a name to fill a vacancy on the appellate court as well as the district courts. And then the Senate would confirm with a super majority -- two-third's vote." . . . The second bill would establish a term limit for judges, plus a retention vote by the public.

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on March 14, 2011 (boomark / email).