First Adopted: February 29, 2008
Most Recently Effective: December 16, 2025
Rule 10 | Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary | Nonpartisan Judicial Commissions and Judicial Performance Review
10.55 | Duties
(a) The committee is charged with the duties to:
(1)
Collect information on judicial performance, including survey responses
from lawyers and jurors; written opinions; and other reliable sources;
(2) Review judicial performance based on performance review standards adopted by the committee, to include whether the judge is:
(A) Deciding cases based on established facts and applicable law;
(B) Explaining decisions clearly; and
(C) Exhibiting proper courtroom demeanor;
(3) Recommend by a majority vote of the committee members whether a judge should be retained;
(4) Communicate the vote on the proposition to the judge before publication;
(5)
Provide a process for the judge to provide additional information and
request a reconsideration of the vote before the vote is made public;
(6)
Assemble biographical information and provide a process for the judge
to review and submit corrections before publication; and
(7)
Release information to the public about the judicial performance review
process; the judge's biographical information; 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.
(Adopted February 29, 2008, effective February 29, 2008. Amended March 12, 2014, effective March 12, 2014; amended July 25, 2014, effective July 25, 2014; June 15, 2016, effective June 15, 2016; amended December 24, 2019, effective December 24, 2019; amended May 23, 2023, effective January 1, 2024; amended December 16, 2025, effective December 16, 2025.)