Judicial selection in the States
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This table takes into consideration judicial selection in each state at all levels. For delineations between the courts, please visit our "See Also" section below.
| Merit Selection through Nominating Commission | Gubernatorial or Legislative Appointment without Nominating Commission | Partisan Election | Nonpartisan Election | Combined Merit Selection and Other Methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming | California Supreme Court, Maine, New Jersey, New Hamshire, Virginia, South Carolina** | Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan**, Ohio**, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia | Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina**, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin | Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri,New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee |
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References
(Michigan) Although party affiliations for Supreme Court candidates are not listed on the general election ballot, candidates are nominated at party conventions.
(Ohio) Although party affiliations for Supreme Court candidates are not listed on the general election ballot, candidates are nominated in partisan primary elections.
(North Carolina) Beginning in 2004, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals elections became non-partisan.
(South Carolina) "South Carolina has a 10 member Judicial Merit Selection Commission that screens judicial candidates and reports the findings to the state’s General Assembly. Since 1997, the Assembly is restricted to voting only on those candidates found qualified by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission. However, the nominating commission itself is not far removed from the ultimate appointing body, and cannot be considered to be nonpartisan as control over member nominations is vested in majority party leadership.Although most nominating commissions contain members appointed by the governor or legislature, no other commissions actually contain the governor or current legislators who have final approval over the candidate as voting members of the commission. In contrast, the Judicial Merit Selection Commission in South Carolina contains 6 current members of the General Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. State legislators also choose the remaining 4 members of the Commission who are selected from the general public."[1]
Judicial Elections: Appellate Level
38 states elect appellate-level judges.
See also
- Judicial selection in the States: Courts of Last Resort
- Judicial selection in the States: Trial Courts and General Jurisdiction
- Judicial selection in the States: Intermediate Appellate Courts
