Most judges in Missouri belong to either the Democratic or Republican parties, except in court districts that are part of the state’s non-partisan court plan. Instead of being directly elected and re-elected, those judges are appointed and every few years voters...
Missouri voters will decide in November whether 53 nonpartisan judges should stay on the bench. They will have at least two judges on their ballot as part of so-called retention elections. One Missouri Supreme Court judge, four Court of Appeals judges, 27 circuit...
