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Edward D. Robertson, Jr. : ウィキペディア英語版 | Edward D. Robertson, Jr.
Edward D. "Chip" Robertson, Jr. is a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Robertson was 33 years old when then-Governor John Ashcroft picked him to serve on the court, and he served from 1985 to 1998.〔"Missouri swears in new justice." ''Chicago Tribune''. July 15, 1985.〕 His appointment - Ashcroft's first to the high court - led to claims that the non-partisan Missouri Plan for appointing judges was actually a highly partisan process;〔Tim Poor, "Drive is galvanizing critics of Missouri's court plan." ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''. Oct. 9, 1992.〕 twenty years later, Robertson would join opposition to Republican efforts to dismantle the system. In 1998 he left the Supreme Court to join a Kansas City firm that was led Missouri's lawsuit against tobacco companies.〔Terry Ganey, "Governor picks SLU professor to fill vacancy on high court." ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'' Aug. 11, 1998.〕 Robertson was rumored to be mulling a challenge to then-Governor Matt Blunt, also a Republican, but he never did.〔"Chip Robertson won't challenge Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt in primary." ''Kansas City Star''. Aug. 11, 2007.〕 ==References== 〔
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