Judge selection method moves group to file ballot initiative
Stymied by an unwilling Missouri Senate, opponents of the current method of choosing many judges in the state will head to the ballot and ask voters for help. This morning on a conference call, James Harris, director of the Better Courts for Missouri group, announced that his group would be filing an initiative petition to get rid of the Missouri Plan and replace it with the federal model for choosing judges. “It has worked well for the United States for more than 200 years and we think it will work well for Missouri,” said Harris.