The Missouri Plan calls for the governor to appoint all the judges in a state. Each new judge serves until election time. What happens to the judge at election time?

A. The judge reports to Missouri for more training.
B. The judge must win voter approval to stay.
C. The governor appoints a new judge.
D. The judge remains in the position for 12 more years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Plan

http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=297

C New judge is appointed

To determine the correct answer, let's break down the Missouri Plan and what it entails.

The Missouri Plan, also known as the merit selection system, is a method used in some states to select and retain judges. Under this plan, the governor appoints judges to the bench based on recommendations from a nonpartisan nominating commission. The appointed judge then serves for a specific period before facing a retention election.

Based on this information, the correct answer to the question "What happens to the judge at election time?" would be B. The judge must win voter approval to stay. During the retention election, the judge stands for an up-or-down vote by the public, where voters have the opportunity to decide whether the judge should continue serving in their position.

So, the judge does not automatically remain in the position for a set number of years (option D) or report to Missouri for more training (option A). Similarly, the governor does not appoint a new judge (option C) each time there is an election. Instead, the judge's continuation on the bench depends on winning voter approval at election time.