Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
December 24, 2019
Effective December 24, 2019
Effective December 24, 2019
In re:
Repeal of subdivision 10.55, entitled "Duties" of Rule 10, entitled "Non-partisan Judicial Commissions and Judicial Evaluation," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 10.55, entitled "Duties."
ORDER
1. It is ordered that effective December 24, 2019, subdivision 10.55 of Rule 10 be and the same is hereby repealed and a new subdivision 10.55 is adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
10.55 DUTIES
(a) The committee is charged with the duties to:
(b) The Missouri Bar shall continue to provide such administrative, technological, and financial support as may be reasonably required for the judicial performance review process.
(a) The committee is charged with the duties to:
(1) Collect information on judicial performance, including survey responses from lawyers, jurors, litigants, and other reliable sources;
(2) Review judicial performance based on performance review standards adopted by the committee;
(3) Determine whether a judge substantially meets overall judicial performance review standards by a vote of the members of the committee;
(4) Communicate the vote on the proposition to the judge before publication and provide a process for the judge to provide additional information and request a reconsideration of the vote before the vote is made public; and
(5) Release information to the public about the judicial performance review process and the final vote of the committee, to be disseminated on or before October 1 of an election year by The Missouri Bar and its affiliates in a manner designed to maximize the use of the information by the public.
(2) Review judicial performance based on performance review standards adopted by the committee;
(3) Determine whether a judge substantially meets overall judicial performance review standards by a vote of the members of the committee;
(4) Communicate the vote on the proposition to the judge before publication and provide a process for the judge to provide additional information and request a reconsideration of the vote before the vote is made public; and
(5) Release information to the public about the judicial performance review process and the final vote of the committee, to be disseminated on or before October 1 of an election year by The Missouri Bar and its affiliates in a manner designed to maximize the use of the information by the public.
(b) The Missouri Bar shall continue to provide such administrative, technological, and financial support as may be reasonably required for the judicial performance review process.
2. It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar.
3. It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.
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GEORGE W. DRAPER III
Chief Justice
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GEORGE W. DRAPER III
Chief Justice