Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF1465

Relating to judicial selection

ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution,
article VI,
section 7 and 8 establishing retention elections for judges;
creating a
judicial performance commission; transition provision


ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY
PROVISIONS

Specifying certain statutory provisions; modifying certain
political reporting requirements; providing for judicial retention elections;
specifying certain transition period requirements; creating an independent
judicial performance evaluation commission; specifying certain membership and
meetings requirements; classifying data; specifying certain standards and
procedures; requiring preparation and distribution of survey forms for
performance evaluation purposes; specifying certain evaluation requirements;
providing for an evaluation panel and specifying certain
membership
requirements and duties; requiring publication of evaluation results; providing
for judicial retention elections; prohibiting service on multiple commissions;
authorizing the supreme court to assess judicial performance evaluation fees;
establishing a judicial performance evaluation fee account; specifying
requirements for initial appointments and first meeting of commissioners of the
independent judicial performance commission; repealing certain provisions
relating to incumbent judicial offices ballot and uncontested judicial
offices
(ra)