POLI 365 1nd Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. Informal Powers of the GovernorII. Lieutenant GovernorIII. Attorney GeneralIV. Secretary of StateV. Budget CycleVI. Budget PressuresVII. Debt Outline of Current Lecture I. Structure of State Judicial SystemII. Selecting Judges Current LectureI. Structure of State Judicial Systema. Trial Courtsi. General Jurisdiction Trial Courts: generally hear a case first and do most ofthe work ii. Limited Jurisdiction Trial Courts: hear specific cases such as family court, juvenile court, probate court, magistrate court b. Appellate Courtsi. Intermediate appeal courts that review cases appealed from trial courts. Appellate courts are found in 38 states. c. State Supreme Courtsd. US Supreme Court II. Selecting Judges a. Elections are the most common method of selecting state judges These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Partisan elections: judges have party labels on the ballot ii. Nonpartisan elections: judges do not have party labels on ballots b. The Missouri/Merit Plan is the second most common method of selecting judges in which: i. A nominating commission is selectedii. The governor then appoints a new judge to fill the positioniii. There is a retention election a couple of years down the road c. Gubernatorial Appointment only occurs in 4 states, and the legislature selects the judges. This is a very controversial method because most judges are former
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