20-133.   Same; intent of act; powers and duties of commission.It is the intent of this act that the members of the commission shallconsist only of those persons whose purpose it will be to recommend forappointment on the supreme court only lawyers or judges of recognizedintegrity, character, ability and judicial temperament, and whose conductwill conform to the letter and the spirit of the constitutional amendmentimplemented by this act. The commission shall take cognizance of the factthat the best qualified nominees may be those whom it would be mostdifficult to persuade to serve. Accordingly the commission shall not limitits consideration to persons who have been suggested by others or topersons who have indicated their willingness to serve. The commission may,if it sees fit to do so, tender nominations to one or more qualifiedpersons, prior to and subject to the formal action of the commission inmaking its nominations, in order to ascertain whether such person willagree to serve if nominated.

      History:   L. 1959, ch. 158, § 15;L. 2003, ch. 99, § 9; July 1.