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now, is a court system of four levels, the highest court,
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the intermediate court, trial court of general juris-
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diction and trial court of limited jurisdiction. I
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suppose that is fairly standard throughout the country,
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is it?
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MR. WINTERS: For a state like this, it would
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be, yes. Smaller states that do not need an intermediate
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appellate court, the ideal level is three levels; where
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the volume of the appellate court warrants it, then that
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would be considered standard, yes.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Winters, on the subject of
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judicial selection, tenure and removal, our Consnittee
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so far has reached a very general tentative position
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that judges should be by appointment of the Governor
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from a list presented to him by a nominating commission.
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We have not come to any final conclusions with respect
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to details. One of the areas that we are now discussing
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is the subject of competitive elections versus non-
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competitive elections, that is, the judge running —
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MR. WINTERS: Yes, I understand.
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THE CHAIRMAN: — on his record. Could you
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