Sentence examples for merit commission from inspiring English sources

Segal was appointed by Governor Scranton to head a merit commission to select nominees for the state court positions.

The real question is whether we want the debate to take place openly in the public square, or behind closed doors with false proclamations that merit commissions try to determine only which prospective judge is best qualified.

It is more than three decades since Jimmy Carter ordered the formation of gender-balanced "merit commissions" to increase the appointment of women and minorities in federal and state courts.

In this sense, bestowal of the divine order quaprophetic gift is comparable to what a patron does in awarding an order of merit or a commission to his client or what a monarch does when conferring the Order of the Empire upon a worthy subject.

Black leaders said they were not convinced of the merits of the commission's decision.

But legislative leaders, who will ultimately have to come up with a budget to pay for any reform plan and will have to agree to any changes in financing formulas, were divided today on the merits of the commission.

FCC Chairman Michael Powell Michael Powell said he would appeal the court's ruling, saying in a statement, "I am disappointed that the court felt that it was bound by its prior decision and did not address the merits of the commission's classification".

It also has the merit of forcing the commission into some much needed house-cleaning.

The commission said merit pay could be financed by using money now going to automatic longevity raises: for example, when police officers reach the 5- and 10-year marks.

Republican officials are demanding the Federal Election Commission conduct a full audit of the Obama campaign's donations, although it appears that no action would be taken, even if the commission found merit in the complaint, until after the November election.

He said Wright pitched articles, mostly on the hacker collective Anonymous, which were commissioned on merit.