Portal:Judicial selection in the states

The Judicial Selection Portal is a space on Judgepedia about: Judicial selection in the states Selection news Methods of selection for different court levels Developments and key facts in the debate over the relative benefits of each method And more! This portal hopes to serve as a guidepost for improving information about how judges are selected while providing information on various methods.

Terms and definitions Commission-selection, political appointment method Partisan elections Non-partisan elections Gubernatorial appointment Legislative election Merit selection Missouri Plan Tennessee Plan

This year's elections: Judicial selection commissions Judicial selection commissions play different roles across the nation. They are most common in states that use a commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection. However, in some states with judicial elections, a nominating commission helps vet candidates for gubernatorial appointment to vacancies on the courts.

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