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Another judge steps away from case deciding Gianforte’s judicial appointment powers Mike Dennison-MTN News The Montana Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a new giving Gov. Greg Gianforte sole power to appoint new judges. By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-04-02 12:04:07-04 HELENA — A state judge chosen to fill in for Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath said Thursday he’ll withdraw from deciding the constitutionality of a new law giving Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte sole discretion on filling judicial vacancies. District Judge ...

Governor Gina Raimondo In a Friday afternoon news dump, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced that she is nominating former top aide and sometimes acting Chief of Staff David Cruise to a seat on the Rhode Island Superior Court. Raimondo’s office said, "I am writing to share that several members of the Governor’s cabinet and senior staff will be leaving their positions." In addition, in the last minute resignations and the appointment of Cruise, a former State Senator and presently a state house lobbyist, she announced she is appointing: - Krystle Guillory Tadesse to Chair the Judi...

The Governor's Office on Tuesday made its pitch to a Senate committee on why it should take over direct appointment of judges after a vacancy on the bench and do away with the nominating process that's been in place for 50 years. Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras argued on behalf of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Juras said giving the governor direct appointment power over state district and Supreme Court judges would merely pull back the curtain on partisanship in the appointment process, which she claimed was already well underway in the Judicial Nominating Co...

DES MOINES - A proposal to allow legislators to question Supreme Court justices and overturn their decisions found little support among lobbyists, subcommittee members and, perhaps, most importantly, the Judiciary Committee's chairman.

“It’s done,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Steve Holt, R-Denison, said Tuesday. Although he is among Republicans lawmakers who frequently criticize decisions by “unelected judges” and “radical courts,” Holt said there were too many problems with the bill. House File 109 was proposed by Rep. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville, as a “judicial accountability bill.” Salmon Associated Press Salmon, Holt and other Republicans have complained that the Iowa Supreme Court has created new law in some cases, such as the Varnum decision legalizing sam...