Summary


This amendment provides three additional evaluation criteria to be used by members of the judicial nominating commissions: 1) interest in, understanding of, and experience with issues facing children and families when evaluating applicants for juvenile court; 2) ability to give and receive criticism of opinions and arguments without taking offense when evaluating applicants for appellate courts; and 3) the background and experience of applicants in relation to the current composition of the bench when applicants' qualifications appear comparable in other respects.