September 1, 2011
Jacobson nominated to fill vacant Missouri Supreme Court seat
Joe Jacobson, a founding partner of the law firm, was nominated by the Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission as a candidate for the seat on the state’s Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Judge Michael Wolff.
Under the Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan, an independent Appellate Judicial Commission composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, three lawyers elected by the members of the Missouri Bar, and three laypersons appointed by the Governor, nominate three candidates to fill open seats on the state’s appellate courts, including the Supreme Court. The Governor selects the new judge from the three nominees.
The other nominees are Court of Appeals Judge George Draper, who sits on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, and Circuit Judge Michael Manners, who sits on the Circuit Court for Jackson County (Kansas City).
Governor Jeremiah “Jay” Nixon has up to 60 days to select the new judge from the three nominees.
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