The appointment of a judge through the development of a list of qualified list of nominees followed by appointment and submission to the electorate is known as:

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The Missouri Plan, also known as the merit plan or nonpartisan court plan, involves the selection of judges through a process that includes the development of a list of qualified nominees by a commission, appointment of a judge from that list by the governor, and subsequent retention elections where the electorate can vote to keep the judge in office without the competition of opposing candidates.

The Appointment of a Judge Through the Development of a List